Knysna Turaco

• Its green is turacoverdin, a copper-bearing pigment found only in its family: the only genuine green pigment in the bird world.
• Its red wing pigment, turacin, also contains copper and is water-soluble: zoos have documented turaco bathing water turning pink.
• It moves through the canopy by running along the branches rather than flying, and its flight is short, heavy and direct, with a burst of red as it opens its wings.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Moist coastal forest, gallery forest and wooded gardens of eastern South Africa

Sexual maturity

2 years

Gestation / incubation

22 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

2 eggs

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauraco_corythaix

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.