Yellow-billed Turaco vs Black-billed Turaco

Tauraco macrorhynchus 비교 대상 Tauraco schuettii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Yellow-billed Turaco Black-billed Turaco
학명 Tauraco macrorhynchus Tauraco schuettii
Musophagiformes Musophagiformes
Musophagidae Musophagidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 34.0 cm (13.4 in) 33.3 cm (13.1 in)
체중 243.0 g (8.57 oz) 238.25 g (8.40 oz)
식성 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 …
산란 수 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Yellow-billed Turaco only

없음

Black-billed Turaco only

없음

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-billed Turaco

노래

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

Black-billed Turaco

노래

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.

보전 상태

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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