White-cheeked Turaco (Menelikornis leucotis)
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White-cheeked Turaco

Menelikornis leucotis (Rüppell, 1835)

Busiest months: November · Most records: Ethiopia, Eritrea, United Kingdom

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November · Most records: Ethiopia, Eritrea, United Kingdom

White-cheeked Turaco has been recorded at 22 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 3 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Wondo GenetEthiopia198 records
  2. Hara Langano LodgeEthiopia164 records
  3. Debre Libanos MonasteryEthiopia152 records
More places
  1. Bishangari LodgeEthiopia119 records
  2. Debre Libanos – Lodge and Portuguese BridgeEthiopia56 records
  3. Bale Mts – Dinsho Park HQEthiopia35 records
  4. Lake AwassaEthiopia12 records
  5. Filfil ForestEritrea6 records
  6. Melka GhebduEthiopia6 records
  7. Gibe GorgeEthiopia6 records

Countries and regions with the most records

EthiopiaEritreaUnited Kingdom

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

Questions

Where does the White-cheeked Turaco live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southeastern Sudan, Eritrea, western, central Ethiopia. It is most often recorded in Ethiopia, Eritrea and United Kingdom.

When is the best time to see the White-cheeked Turaco?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in November (Northern Hemisphere).

What family is the White-cheeked Turaco in?

It belongs to the family Turacos (Musophagidae), order Musophagiformes.

Range

Africa: southeastern Sudan, Eritrea, western, central Ethiopia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Turacos Musophagidae
Genus
Menelikornis

Other birds in the genus Menelikornis

Ruspoli's TuracoRuspoli's TuracoMenelikornis ruspoliiGreat Blue TuracoGreat Blue TuracoCorythaeola cristataBare-faced Go-away-birdBare-faced Go-away-birdCrinifer personatusGrey Go-away-birdGrey Go-away-birdCrinifer concolorWhite-bellied Go-away-birdWhite-bellied Go-away-birdCrinifer leucogasterWestern Plantain-eaterWestern Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscatorEastern Plantain-eaterEastern Plantain-eaterCrinifer zonurusPurple-crested TuracoPurple-crested TuracoGallirex porphyreolophusRwenzori TuracoRwenzori TuracoGallirex johnstoniViolet TuracoViolet TuracoTauraco violaceus
White-cheeked Turaco

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