Guinea turaco
Tauraco persa (Linnaeus, 1758)
The guinea turaco (Tauraco persa) is a species in the family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes. Recorded adults weigh 297 g to 306 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the guinea turaco
- Weight
- 297 g – 306 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
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the guinea turaco live?
Not recorded
What is the guinea turaco?
The Guinea turaco (Tauraco persa), also known as the green turaco or green lourie, is a species of turaco, a group of African otidimorph birds. It formerly included the Livingstone's, Schalow's, Knysna, black-billed and Fischer's turacos as subspecies.
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Is the guinea turaco endangered?
The guinea turaco is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the guinea turaco classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderMusophagiformes
- familyMusophagidae
- genusTauraco
- SpeciesTauraco persa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Cuculus persa
Other names and names in other languages (36)
- Green turacoEnglish
- Green turacoEnglish
- GUTUEnglish
- توراكو غينياArabic
- Tourako glasBreton
- turac de GuineaCatalan
- turako chocholatýCzech
- turako západoafrickýCzech
- twraco gwyrddWelsh
- Grøntoppet TurakoDanish
- GuineaturakoGerman
- GrünhelmturakoGerman
- Guinea-TurakoGerman
- verdakresta turakoEsperanto
- Turaco de GuineaSpanish
- metsturakoEstonian
- vihertöyhtöturakoFinnish
- Touraco vertFrench
- zelenokresti turakoCroatian
- perzsa turákóHungarian
- Turaco verdeItalian
- Turaco di GuineaItalian
- ギニアエボシドリJapanese
- gvinėjinis turakasLithuanian
- Groene ToerakoDutch
- fiolettvingeturakoNorwegian
- turak zielonoczubyPolish
- turaco-da-guinéPortuguese
- Гвинейский туракоRussian
- turako zelenochochlatýSlovak
- zelenoglavi turakoSlovenian
- Gvinejski turakoSerbian
- Gine TurakosuTurkish
- турако зеленочубийUkrainian
- 綠冠蕉鵑Chinese
- 绿冠蕉鹃Chinese
Relatives of the guinea turaco
Other species in the same genus Tauraco.
Red-crested turaco
Tauraco erythrolophus
Knysna turaco
Tauraco corythaix
White-crested turaco
Tauraco leucolophus
Hartlaub's turaco
Tauraco hartlaubi
Fischer's turaco
Tauraco fischeri
Schalow's turaco
Tauraco schalowi
CompareGuinea turaco vs Red-crested turacoGuinea turaco vs Knysna turacoGuinea turaco vs White-crested turacoGuinea turaco vs Hartlaub's turaco
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the guinea turaco?
An adult guinea turaco weighs 297 g – 306 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the guinea turaco endangered?
The guinea turaco is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the guinea turaco?
The guinea turaco (Tauraco persa) belongs to the family Musophagidae in the order Musophagiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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