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Red-crested turaco

Tauraco erythrolophus (Vieillot, 1819)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus) is a species in the family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes. Recorded adults weigh 261.2 g to 268 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus)
Photo: Gary J. Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-crested turaco

Weight
261.2 g – 268 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
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus)
DickDaniels ( http://theworldbirds.org/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the red-crested turaco live?

Not recorded

What is the red-crested turaco?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus) is a turaco, a group of African otidimorph birds. It is a frugivorous bird endemic to western Angola. Its call sounds somewhat like a jungle monkey.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-crested turaco” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-crested_turaco&oldid=1373024130), 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 red-crested turaco endangered?

The red-crested turaco is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the red-crested turaco classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderMusophagiformes
  5. familyMusophagidae
  6. genusTauraco
  7. SpeciesTauraco erythrolophus (Vieillot, 1819)

Synonyms Musophaga paulina, Opaethus erythrolophus, Proturacus erythrolophus

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • RCTUEnglish
  • توراكو أحمر العرفArabic
  • توراكو ذو العرف الأحمرArabic
  • Tourako kuchenn ruzBreton
  • Turac crestavermellCatalan
  • turac de cresta rojaCatalan
  • turako angolskýCzech
  • turako červenokorunkatýCzech
  • twraco cribgochWelsh
  • AngolaturakoDanish
  • RothaubenturakoGerman
  • RotschopfturakoGerman
  • ruĝkresta turakoEsperanto
  • Turaco crestirrojoSpanish
  • vikerturakoEstonian
  • موزخوار کاکلقرمزPersian
  • punaniskaturakoFinnish
  • Touraco paulineFrench
  • Touraco de PaulineFrench
  • טוראקו אדום ציציתHebrew
  • plamenoglavi turakoCroatian
  • angolai turákóHungarian
  • Turaco crestarossaItalian
  • アカガシラエボシドリJapanese
  • raudonkuodis turakasLithuanian
  • Якшар упшан туракоWestern Mari
  • RoodkuifloerieDutch
  • RoodkuiftoerakoDutch
  • turak angolskiPolish
  • turaco-angolanoPortuguese
  • turaco-de-angolaPortuguese
  • turaco-de-crista-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Краснохохлый туракоRussian
  • turako červenochochlatýSlovak
  • Crvenoćubi turakoSerbian
  • rödkronad turakoSwedish
  • Kızıl Tepeli TurakoTurkish
  • Kırmızı İbikli TurakoTurkish
  • турако ангольськийUkrainian
  • 紅冠蕉鵑Chinese
  • 红冠蕉鹃Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-crested turaco

Other species in the same genus Tauraco.

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Common questions

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How big is the red-crested turaco?

An adult red-crested turaco weighs 261.2 g – 268 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-crested turaco endangered?

The red-crested 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 red-crested turaco?

The red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus) belongs to the family Musophagidae in the order Musophagiformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_crested_turaco_2026,
  title = {Red-crested turaco (Tauraco erythrolophus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-crested-turaco},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}