Yellow-billed Turaco vs Black-billed Turaco

Tauraco macrorhynchus مقارنةً بـ Tauraco schuettii

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Yellow-billed Turaco Black-billed Turaco
الاسم العلمي Tauraco macrorhynchus Tauraco schuettii
الرتبة Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
الفصيلة Musophagidae Musophagidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 34,0 cm (13.4 in) 33,3 cm (13.1 in)
الوزن 243,0 g (8.57 oz) 238,25 g (8.40 oz)
النظام الغذائي Frugivore of Nigerian highland forest, eating figs and forest berries. Supplements diet with flowers and … Frugivore feeding on figs, berries, and drupes in forest canopy. Occasionally takes flowers, leaves, and …
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Yellow-billed Turaco only

بلا

Black-billed Turaco only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-billed Turaco

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying scream with coarse nasal quality; harsh grating calls audible across open highland forest.

Black-billed Turaco

الغناء

Loud, far-carrying musical call; rich resonant notes with clear quality echoing through highland East African forest.

Geographic Range & Migration

Yellow-billed Turaco

Found in lowland and montane forests of West and Central Africa from Sierra Leone to DRC. Resident.

Black-billed Turaco

Found in lowland forests of Central Africa from Cameroon to Uganda and DRC. Resident in primary forest.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Turaco

Least Concern

Black-billed Turaco

About These Birds

Yellow-billed Turaco

A medium-sized turaco (40-43 cm) found in lowland and montane forests of West and Central Africa. Green plumage with a yellow bill and crimson wing patches. Frugivore of forest canopy and edges. Found from Sierra Leone to Democratic Republic of Congo.

Black-billed Turaco

A medium-sized turaco (40-42 cm) found in lowland forests of Central Africa from Cameroon to Uganda. Glossy blue-black plumage with green body, white face markings, and crimson wing patches. Frugivore of primary forest canopy. Named after the German ornithologist Moritz Schütt.

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