Schalow's turaco
Tauraco schalowi (Reichenow, 1891)
The schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi) is a species in the family Musophagidae, order Musophagiformes. Recorded adults weigh 206.4 g to 249 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the schalow's turaco
- Weight
- 206.4 g – 249 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 schalow's turaco live?
Not recorded
What is the schalow's turaco?
Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi) is a frugivorous bird in the family Musophagidae. This bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German banker and amateur ornithologist Herman Schalow.
From the Wikipedia article “Schalow's turaco” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Schalow%27s_turaco&oldid=1380595525), 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 schalow's turaco endangered?
The schalow's 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. What the categories mean.
How is the schalow's turaco classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderMusophagiformes
- familyMusophagidae
- genusTauraco
- SpeciesTauraco schalowi (Reichenow, 1891)
Synonyms Corythaix schalowi, Tauraco livingstoni schalowi, Tauraco persa schalowi
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- SCTUEnglish
- LangkuifloerieAfrikaans
- توراكو شالوArabic
- turac de SchalowCatalan
- turako SchalowůvCzech
- Spidstoppet TurakoDanish
- SchalowturakoGerman
- Schalow-TurakoGerman
- ŝalova turakoEsperanto
- Turaco de SchalowSpanish
- smaragdturakoEstonian
- helmitöyhtöturakoFinnish
- Touraco de SchalowFrench
- zelenokrili turakoCroatian
- marai zöldturákóHungarian
- Turaco di SchalowItalian
- シャローエボシドリJapanese
- žalianugaris turakasLithuanian
- Schalows ToerakoDutch
- toppturakoNorwegian
- turak długoczubyPolish
- turaco-de-schalowPortuguese
- turaco-de-poupa-verdePortuguese
- Турако ШаловаRussian
- Ангольский туракоRussian
- turako partovýSlovak
- Šalovljev turakoSerbian
- spetstofsad turakoSwedish
- Schalow TurakosuTurkish
- турако заїрськийUkrainian
- 沙氏蕉鹃Chinese
- 夏洛氏冠蕉鵑Chinese
Relatives of the schalow's turaco
Other species in the same genus Tauraco.
Red-crested turaco
Tauraco erythrolophus
Guinea turaco
Tauraco persa
Knysna turaco
Tauraco corythaix
White-crested turaco
Tauraco leucolophus
Hartlaub's turaco
Tauraco hartlaubi
Fischer's turaco
Tauraco fischeri
CompareSchalow's turaco vs Red-crested turacoSchalow's turaco vs Guinea turacoSchalow's turaco vs Knysna turacoSchalow's turaco vs White-crested turaco
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the schalow's turaco?
An adult schalow's turaco weighs 206.4 g – 249 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the schalow's turaco endangered?
The schalow's 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 schalow's turaco?
The schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
Embed a card for this animal on your own site
Copy this code. The card shows the photo with its credit, key facts and a link back to this page.
CreatureData. (2026). Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/schalows-turaco
“Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/schalows-turaco.
@misc{schalows_turaco_2026,
title = {Schalow's turaco (Tauraco schalowi)},
author = {{CreatureData}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/schalows-turaco},
note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}