Black-billed Turaco

Tauraco schuetti

The Black-billed Turaco 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, Rwanda and southern Sudan.
Closeup of Black-billed Turaco (T. s. emini, Pasha Emin's Turaco), Antwerpen Zoo Quite simply my favorite family of birds, still hoping to one day photograph them in the wild. Antwerpen,Belgium,Black-billed Turaco,Europe,Tauraco schuetti

Appearance

40 cm; ranging in weight from 199-272 g. Adult similar to Green Turaco, distinguished by small all-black bill and rounded whitish crest. It lays two eggs in a platform of twigs around 3 or 5 metres 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 Ruwenzori Turaco it will aggressively respond to the calls of that species.
It is a widespread species, and is not threatened globally.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderMusophagiformes
FamilyMusophagidae
GenusTauraco
SpeciesT. schuetti
Photographed in
Belgium