Least ConcernGreat Blue Turaco
Corythaeola cristata
One of the 8 turacos on WAnimals
Birds · Musophagiformes · Musophagidae
Musophaga violacea
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The violet turaco is a bird of an almost metallic dark violet, with a yellow forehead, a crimson crown and large red patches on the wings that show only in flight. It lives in gallery forest and wooded savannah of West Africa, where it feeds mainly on figs. Its red feathers are traditionally used in the ceremonial dress of several cultures of the region, and its resonant call is one of the characteristic sounds of the gallery forests of the Sahel.
Weight
300 g – 420 g
Size
45 cm – 50 cm
Life expectancy
20 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Musophaga violacea
Best time: All year round in the gallery forests of West Africa, by day; it gathers in fig trees laden with fruit.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 11.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Violet Turaco — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about violet turaco.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
