White-crested Turaco
White-crested TuracoWhite-crested Turaco

White-crested Turaco

Tauraco leucolophus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kidepo Valley National Park
146 Verified records at Kidepo Valley National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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". Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a White-crested Turaco sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 146 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park

Black-billed Turaco
LC

Black-billed Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco schuettii

Insufficient data
Eastern Grey Plantain-eater
LC

Eastern Grey Plantain-eater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crinifer zonurus

50–60% · Likely
White-Bellied Go-Away-Bird

White-Bellied Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides leucogaster

40–50% · Likely
Ross' Turaco
LC

Ross' Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Musophaga rossae

Insufficient data
Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird
LC

Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides personatus

Insufficient data
Great Blue Turaco
LC

Great Blue Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaeola cristata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
70–80
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
7 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-crested Turaco in Kidepo Valley National Park?

About 47% of wildlife watchers report a White-crested Turaco sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 146 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-crested Turaco in Kidepo Valley National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for White-crested Turaco in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.

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