Ross' Turaco

Ross' Turaco

Musophaga rossae

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Tarangire National Park
1 Verified records at Tarangire National Park
☀️ 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 →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Ross' Turaco at Tarangire National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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
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