Purple-crested Turaco bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsEast African Purple-crested Turaco, Purple-crested Loerie, Purple-crested Lourie, Violet-crested Turaco, Purple-crested Tauraco, Purplecrested Lourie, Purple crested Turaco, Purple-crested Touraco
Old latin name for birdTauraco porphyreolopha, Gallirex anais, Musophaga porphyreolophus, Corythaix burchelii, Tauraco porphyreolophus, Corythaix porphyreolopha, Musophaga porphyreolopha
OrderTuracos / Musophagiformes
FamilyTuracos / Musophagidae
GenusGallirex
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionse

Purple-crested Turaco bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Oscar Campbell
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Oscar Campbell
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
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    Call, © Charl Koen
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Call, © Michael Cronje
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Purple-crested Turaco

Purple-crested Turaco subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Gallirex porphyreolophus chlorochlamysse Kenya to n Mozambique and Malawi-No
Gallirex porphyreolophus porphyreolophusZimbabwe and Mozambique to ne South Africa-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBloukuifloerie
Catalanturac de cresta porpra
Chinese紫冠蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional)紫冠蕉鵑
Croatianljubičastokresti turako
Czechturako lesklohlavý, turaco lesklohlavý, Turako purpurový
DanishViolettoppet Turako
DutchPurperkuiftoerako
Estonianaedturako
FinnishSavanniturako, violettiharjaturako
FrenchTouraco à huppe splendide, Touraco à huppe brillante
GermanGlanzhaubenturako
Hungarianlilasapkás turákó
IcelandicGljádofri
IrishTúracó cíorchorcra
ItalianTuraco crestaviola
Japaneseズグロエボシドリ
Lithuanianvioletinis turakas
Malteseturako ta’ l-għalla vjola
Norwegianpurpurkroneturako, Purpurkroneturako
Norwegian NynorskPurpurkroneturako
Polishturak rdzawy
Portugueseturaco-de-crista-violeta, turaco-de-poupa-violeta
RussianПурпурнохохлый турако, Фиолетовочубый турако
SerbianTurako sa ljubičastom ćubom
ShonaChikurungadovi
Slovakturako lesklohlavý
SpanishTuraco de Cresta Violeta, Turaco crestimorado
SwahiliShorobo Kishungi-buluu
SwedishStålgrå turako, purpurtofsad turako
TsongaNkwenyana
TurkishMor Tepeli Turako
Ukrainianтурако фіолетовочубий
ZuluiGwalagwala