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Bannerman's turaco

Tauraco bannermani (G. L. Bates, 1923)

NTNear Threatenedbirds

The bannerman's turaco (Tauraco bannermani) is a species in the family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 224 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Bannerman's turaco (Tauraco bannermani)
Photo: Ron Knight · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the bannerman's turaco

Weight
224 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Frugivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bannerman's turaco live?

Not recorded

What is the bannerman's turaco?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Bannerman's turaco (Tauraco bannermani) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is endemic to Cameroon. In French it is known as touraco de Bannerman or touraco doré. Its scientific and common names honour the ornithologist David Armitage Bannerman. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat destruction and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed it as a Near Threatened species.

From the Wikipedia article “Bannerman's turaco” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bannerman%27s_turaco&oldid=1350706276), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bannerman's turaco endangered?

The bannerman's turaco is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

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How is the bannerman's turaco classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderMusophagiformes
  5. familyMusophagidae
  6. genusTauraco
  7. SpeciesTauraco bannermani (G. L. Bates, 1923)

Synonyms Proturacus bannermani

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • BATUEnglish
  • توراكو بانرمانArabic
  • توراكو بانرمانيArabic
  • Банерманово туракоBulgarian
  • Tourako BannermanBreton
  • turac de BannermanCatalan
  • turako kamerunskýCzech
  • turako BannermanůvCzech
  • twraco BannermanWelsh
  • CameroonturakoDanish
  • CamerounturakoDanish
  • BannermanturakoGerman
  • Bannerman-TurakoGerman
  • kamerunia turakoEsperanto
  • Turaco de BannermanSpanish
  • kameruni turakoEstonian
  • وزخوار بنرمنPersian
  • kameruninturakoFinnish
  • Touraco doréFrench
  • Touraco de BannermanFrench
  • Bannerman-turákóHungarian
  • Turaco di BannermanItalian
  • ニシアカガシラエボシドリJapanese
  • Banermano turakasLithuanian
  • Баннерман туракоWestern Mari
  • Bannermans ToerakoDutch
  • kamerunturakoNorwegian
  • turak kameruńskiPolish
  • turaco-de-bamendaPortuguese
  • turaco-de-bannermanPortuguese
  • Турако БаннерманаRussian
  • Камерунский туракоRussian
  • turako zlatistýSlovak
  • Kamerunski turakoSerbian
  • bamendaturakoSwedish
  • Bannerman TurakosuTurkish
  • турако камерунськийUkrainian
  • 班氏蕉鹃Chinese
  • 喀麥隆冠蕉鵑Chinese

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Relatives of the bannerman's turaco

Other species in the same genus Tauraco.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the bannerman's turaco?

An adult bannerman's turaco weighs 224 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bannerman's turaco endangered?

The bannerman's turaco is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What kind of animal is the bannerman's turaco?

The bannerman's turaco (Tauraco bannermani) belongs to the family Musophagidae in the order Musophagiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bannerman's turaco (Tauraco bannermani). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bannermans-turaco

MLA

“Bannerman's turaco (Tauraco bannermani).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bannermans-turaco.

BibTeX
@misc{bannermans_turaco_2026,
  title = {Bannerman's turaco (Tauraco bannermani)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bannermans-turaco},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}