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Purple-crested Turaco / Gallirex porphyreolophus LC

  • Synonyms East African Purple-crested Turaco, Purplecrested Lourie, Purple crested Turaco, Purple-crested Touraco, Purple-crested Lourie, Purple-crested Loerie, Violet-crested Turaco, Purple-crested Tauraco
  • Old latin name for bird Corythaix burchelii, Tauraco porphyreolopha, Musophaga porphyreolopha, Musophaga porphyreolophus, Corythaix porphyreolopha, Gallirex anais, Tauraco porphyreolophus

Purple-crested Turacobird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Oscar Campbell
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Song, © Magnus Wadstein
    Malawi
  • 3.
    Call, © Michael Cronje
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Barry Edmonston
    Tanzania
  • 6.
    Call, © Charl Koen
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Rwenzori Turaco
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Where to see Purple-crested Turaco

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion se

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBloukuifloerie
Catalanturac de cresta porpra
Chinese紫冠蕉鹃
Chinese (Traditional)紫冠蕉鵑
Croatianljubičastokresti turako
Czechturako lesklohlavý, Turako purpurový, turaco lesklohlavý
DanishViolettoppet Turako
DutchPurperkuiftoerako
Estonianaedturako
Finnishviolettiharjaturako, Savanniturako
FrenchTouraco à huppe brillante, Touraco à huppe splendide
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
Norwegian NynorskPurpurkroneturako
Polishturak rdzawy
Portugueseturaco-de-crista-violeta
RussianПурпурнохохлый турако, Фиолетовочубый турако
SerbianTurako sa ljubičastom ćubom
ShonaChikurungadovi
Slovakturako lesklohlavý
SpanishTuraco de Cresta Violeta, Turaco crestimorado
SwahiliShorobo Kishungi-buluu
Swedishpurpurtofsad turako, Stålgrå turako
TsongaNkwenyana
TurkishMor Tepeli Turako
Ukrainianтурако фіолетовочубий
ZuluiGwalagwala