White-crested Turaco

Tauraco leucolophus (Heuglin, 1855)

219 gWeight

The white-crested turaco (Tauraco leucolophus) is a bird in the family Musophagidae, a group of African otidimorph birds.

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Cameroon, Kenya

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: July · Most records: Uganda, Cameroon, Kenya

White-crested Turaco has been recorded at 27 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Ziwa Rhino SanctuaryUganda146 records
Kidepo Valley NPUganda63 records
Ngaoundaba RanchCameroon49 records

More places

Murchison Falls NP – North sideUganda39 records
Murchison Falls NP – Boat trip Paraa to Murchison FallsUganda36 records
Benoue NPCameroon35 records
Murchison Falls NP – Boat trip Paraa to Victoria Nile DeltaUganda14 records
Murchison Falls NP – Nile RiverUganda13 records
Lake Baringo – West ShoreKenya7 records
Lake Baringo – Inshore Cliffs and surroundsKenya6 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Uganda Cameroon Kenya Rwanda

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

About

The white-crested turaco (Tauraco leucolophus) is a bird in the family Musophagidae, a group of African otidimorph birds. The white-crested turaco is native to riverine forest and woodland in a belt between eastern Nigeria and western Kenya. It is a common species with a wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed it as being of "least concern".

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