Purple-Crested Turaco
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Purple-Crested Turaco

Tauraco porphyreolophus

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tarangire National Park
13 Verified records at Tarangire National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The purple-crested turaco (Gallirex porphyreolophus) or, in South Africa, the purple-crested loerie, (Khurukhuru in the Luvenḓa (Venḓa) language) is a species of bird in the turaco clade with an unresolved phylogenetic placement. Initial analyses placed the purple-crested turaco in the family Musophagidae, but studies have indicated that these birds do not belong to this family and have been placed in the clade of turacos with an unresolved phylogeny. It is the National Bird of the Kingdom of Eswatini, and the crimson flight feathers of this and related turaco species are important in the ceremonial regalia of the Swazi royal family. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-Crested Turaco sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park

Hartlaub's Turaco
LC

Hartlaub's Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tauraco hartlaubi

Insufficient data
White-Bellied Go-Away-Bird

White-Bellied Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides leucogaster

50–60% · Likely
Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird
LC

Bare-Faced Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides personatus

40–50% · Likely
Grey Go-Away-Bird
LC

Grey Go-Away-Bird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corythaixoides concolor

Insufficient data
Ross' Turaco
LC

Ross' Turaco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Musophaga rossae

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
30–40%
3 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
8 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
10 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
11 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
13 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
15 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
19 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
20 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Purple-Crested Turaco in Tarangire National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Purple-Crested Turaco sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Purple-Crested Turaco in Tarangire National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Purple-Crested Turaco in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.

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