Ross' Turaco

Ross' Turaco

Musophaga rossae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Masai Mara National Reserve
95 Verified records at Masai Mara National Reserve
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Ross's turaco or Lady Ross's turaco (Tauraco rossae) is a mainly bluish-purple African bird of the turaco family, Musophagidae. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Ross' Turaco sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 95 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
5 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
7 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
8 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
9 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
10 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
12 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
13 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
14 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ross' Turaco in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Ross' Turaco sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 95 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ross' Turaco in Masai Mara National Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Ross' Turaco in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.

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