- Where to see one
- 5 U.S. zoos in our directory hold green turaco, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the green turaco
The Guinea turaco, also called the green turaco, is a bird of the forests of West and Central Africa, from Senegal east to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and south to northern Angola. It is about 40 to 43 cm long, with brilliant green and blue plumage, crimson flight feathers, a red bill and an erectile green crest. It is mostly sedentary and strongly territorial, feeding on wild and cultivated fruits and on blossoms. It flies poorly and prefers to climb from branch to branch. Females lay two eggs on a platform nest in a tree.
Green Turaco facts
- Its green colour comes from a pigment called turacoverdin.
- Crimson primary feathers show clearly in flight.
- Its loud call is 10 to 16 raucous cawing notes.
- It prefers climbing between branches to flying.
Where to see green turaco in the U.S.
5 zoos across 5 states
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Florida· 1
Georgia· 1
Louisiana· 1
Maine· 1
New York· 1
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Built from each zoo's own published animal list.
