One of the 8 turacos on WAnimals
Birds · Musophagiformes · Musophagidae
Ruwenzori Turaco
Gallirex johnstoni
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The Ruwenzori turaco is an iridescent green bird with a violet head and neck and red wing patches, endemic to the montane forests of the Albertine Rift, on the borders of Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the highest-living turaco and one of the few that occupies bamboo forest. It feeds on fruit, shoots and flowers in the canopy.
Weight
200 g – 300 g
Size
45 cm – 48 cm
Life expectancy
18 years
