The black-billed turaco (''Tauraco schuettii'') is a medium-sized
turaco
The turacos make up the bird family Musophagidae ( "banana-eaters"), which includes plantain-eaters and go-away-birds. In southern Africa both turacos and go-away-birds are commonly known as loeries. They are semi-zygodactylous: the fourth ( ...
, an endemic family to sub-
Saharan
Africa
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. It is a resident breeder in the forests of central
Africa
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, found in the
Democratic Republic of Congo
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,
Uganda
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, West
Kenya
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Burundi,
Rwanda and
South Sudan
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Description
The bird is long; ranging in weight from . Adult similar to
green turaco The green turaco is a group of four taxa of turacos, which once were considered conspecific under the scientific name ''Tauraco persa'', but now are treated as four separate species:
* Guinea (or green) turaco, ''Tauraco persa''
* Schalow's turac ...
, distinguished by small all-black bill and rounded whitish crest. It lays two eggs in a platform of twigs around above the ground. Both the male and female defend a territory and share incubation duties.
Its call is a distinctive feature of the forests of the
Congo, a resonant ''kwah khaw kwah''. In areas where its range overlaps with the
Rwenzori turaco
The Rwenzori turaco (''Gallirex johnstoni'') is a bird in the family Musophagidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests.
The Rwenzori turaco is a herbivorous
A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted ...
it will aggressively respond to the calls of that species.
It is a widespread species and is not threatened globally (
CITES
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References
* Del Hoyo, Elliott and Sargatal (editors), ''Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol 4'',
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black-billed turaco
The black-billed turaco (''Tauraco schuettii'') is a medium-sized turaco, an endemic family to sub-Saharan Africa. It is a resident breeder in the forests of central Africa, found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, West Kenya, Burundi, ...
Birds of Central Africa
black-billed turaco
The black-billed turaco (''Tauraco schuettii'') is a medium-sized turaco, an endemic family to sub-Saharan Africa. It is a resident breeder in the forests of central Africa, found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, West Kenya, Burundi, ...
black-billed turaco
The black-billed turaco (''Tauraco schuettii'') is a medium-sized turaco, an endemic family to sub-Saharan Africa. It is a resident breeder in the forests of central Africa, found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, West Kenya, Burundi, ...