Great Blue Turaco

The Great Blue Turaco is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Great Blue Turaco, Corythaeola cristata, is a turaco, a group of African near-passerines. It is the largest turaco, generally ranging from 70-75 cm in length with a mass between 822-1231 grams. In the Bandundu province of the D.R.C. (formerly Zaire) the Great Blue Turaco is actively hunted for meat and feathers.The blue and yellow tail feathers are prized for making good luck talismans. In the area of Bandundu around the town of Kikwit, it is called "Kolonvo". Photographed at Bigodi Swamp, W. More

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In this Indian birds nature painting Great Blue Turaco , found in the tropical montane forest in Rwanda. These species fed primarily on fruit. Great Blue turacos were partially folivorous; leaves constituted 25% and 6.3% of their overall diets, respectively. Most fruits eaten by turacos came from trees. Although most leaves eaten by Great Blue Turacos also came from trees. Great Blue Turaco are large birds endemic to woodland and forested habitats of sub-Saharan Africa and are considered to be principally frugivorous. More

(formerly Zaire) the Great Blue Turaco is actively hunted for meat and feathers.The blue and yellow tail feathers are prized for making good luck talismans. In the area of Bandundu around the town of Kikwit, it is called "Kolonvo". The Great Blue Turaco, Corythaeola cristata, is a turaco, a group of African near-passerines. More

Great Blue Turaco Tee Shirts by birdorableThe Great Blue Turaco is a large species of turaco that lives across central Africa. They feed on fruit, leaves and flowers. The striking body plumage of green-blue and yellow also includes a tall, thick dark head crest. You can totally customize this gift! Move the bird around, add text, change the color - make it your own! *Dashed line denotes design area and will not appear on the actual shirt. Loading High Resolution...Loading High Resolution... More

The Great Blue Turaco is a large species of turaco that lives across central Africa. They feed on fruit, leaves and flowers. The striking body plumage of green-blue and yellow also includes a tall, thick dark head crest. More

Great Blue TuracoGreat Blue Turacos = Touraco / Turaco Information ... Turaco Photo Gallery ... Turaco Species ... Turacos as Pets ... Breeding the Turaco The Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata) is the largest member of the turaco family, averaging from 70-75 cm in length and weighing between 822-1231 grams. Distribution / Habitat: This species has an expansive range, with an estimated global extent of occurrence of 3,800,000 km More

The great blue Turaco is the largest Turaco in the world. Physical Description The Great Blue Turaco is the largest in the world ranging from 70-75 cm in length. The body is bright blue and the The wings of the Turaco are quite short and rounded. They have a stout body and a long tail. Both sexes are identical and their coloration doesn't change throughout the year. More

The great blue turaco is a bird from the tropical forests of West Africa. It feeds on fruit, leaves, and flowers. The great blue turaco has a loud call. Strangely, turacos are related to hummingbirds and owls. The Mongabay Kids site (kids.mongabay.com) aims to help children learn about rainforests and the environment. This site is still under development and I am working to add additional content as time permits. More

the great blue turaco (Corythaeola cristata) is largely greenish blue and yellow, with chestnut posterior underparts, but lacks any red in the wings. With the exception of the great blue, all turacos are medium-sized birds (16–20 in; 40–50 cm), with a fairly long tail and rather short, rounded wings. Most have a prominent erectile crest, the shape, size and color of which is extremely variable. More

family is the great blue turaco and measures between 70 t0 76 cm in length. The average length of other birds in the family is 16 to 21 cm long. Geographic range Turacos and the plantain eaters are types of birds that are uniquely found in Africa especially the sub-Saharan Africa, which is all the parts of the African continent that is south of Sahara desert. More

The great blue turaco is the largest of all the turacos. Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM 1/60s f/5.6 at 170.0mm iso400 with flash full exif other sizes: small medium original previous | next Posting to a public website does not imply public domain. All photos are subject to Copyright Laws. More

* The Great Blue Turaco is the largest of the turacos. * 23 species make up the Musophagidae (turacos) family. * Turacos are more commonly known as louries in Africa. * Turacos have semi-zygodactyle toes; two point forwards and two backwards. More