Hartlaub's Turaco vs Black-billed Turaco

Tauraco hartlaubi verglichen mit Tauraco schuettii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Hartlaub's Turaco Black-billed Turaco
Wissenschaftlicher Name Tauraco hartlaubi Tauraco schuettii
Ordnung Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
Familie Musophagidae Musophagidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 33,9 cm (13.3 in) 33,3 cm (13.1 in)
Gewicht 234,16666666666666 g (8.26 oz) 238,25 g (8.40 oz)
Ernährung Feeds on figs, berries, and drupes in East African highland forest. Occasionally takes flowers, buds, … Frugivore feeding on figs, berries, and drupes in forest canopy. Occasionally takes flowers, leaves, and …
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Habitat Comparison

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Song & Call Comparison

Hartlaub's Turaco

Gesang

Deep, booming resonant call; powerful far-carrying sound with dramatic bass quality audible across open grassland.

Black-billed Turaco

Gesang

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

Geographic Range & Migration

Hartlaub's Turaco

Found in montane forests of East Africa in Kenya and Tanzania at 1,200-3,500 m. Resident in highland forest.

Black-billed Turaco

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Turaco

Least Concern

Black-billed Turaco

About These Birds

Hartlaub's Turaco

A small turaco (38-41 cm) found in montane forests of East Africa from Kenya to Tanzania at 1,200-3,500 m. Deep violet-blue plumage with green body, white face patch, and crimson wing patches. Frugivore of montane forest. Named after the German ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub.

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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