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Knysna Turaco

Tauraco corythaix (Wagler, 1827) — also called Knysna Lourie, KNTU. Occurrence records of the Knysna Turaco are shared on GBIF from around 77 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Garden Route National Park (2 720 records), in 5 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernMusophagidae

77reserves with records

16 532records around them

5provinces

LCIUCN category

Knysna Turaco (Tauraco corythaix) — Photo: Steve Hughes, Flickr user: Yosser · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Garden Route National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	2 720
Wilderness National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 301
Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 028
Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 028
DONKIN RESERVENature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	1 015
Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	901
East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	872
Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	794
Springside Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	776
Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	730
Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	494
Oribi GorgeProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	408
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	324
Tsitsikamma Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	308
Tsitsikamma National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	307
Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	206
Gonubie Mouth Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	181
Gonubie Bird Sanctuary NPOWildlife sanctuary	EC Eastern Cape	181
Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	174
Keurboomsrivier NatuurreservaatNature reserve	WC Western Cape	169
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	162
Nahoon Estuary Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	153
Dassie TrailNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	153
Trafalgar Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	152
Empisini Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	138
Plettenberg Bay Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	126
SANP Garden Of EdenNature reserve	WC Western Cape	120
Elephant Sanctuary Plettenberg Bay 🐘Wildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	106
Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	105
Island Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	99
Wellington ParkNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	85
Waterloo Farm lagerstätteProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	82
Goukamma Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	81
Terry Fitzgerald Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	72
Knysna Elephant ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	72
Raptor Rescue PlettWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	72
Jubilee Creek Picnic SiteNature reserve	WC Western Cape	70
Steenbok Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	58
Sardinia Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	55
George Wildlife ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	53
Brenton Blue Butterfly Special Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	51
Vernon Crookes Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	43
Ratombo Nature ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	43
Lekgalameetse Provincial ParkWildlife sanctuary	LP Limpopo	41
Featherbed Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	41
Van Stadens Wild Flower ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	36
Kowie Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	35
Plaatbos Nature ReserveForest reserve	EC Eastern Cape	35
Lourie Dam Local Authority Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	28
Temba Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	EC Eastern Cape	24
Kragga Kamma Game ParkProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	22
River Valley Nature ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	21
Umtamvuna Nature ReserveProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	15
Kwelera Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	14
Blyderivierspoort NatuurreservaatNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	13
Inkwenkwezi Private Game ReserveGame reserve	EC Eastern Cape	13
Mbumbazi Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	11
Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	10
Mkhambathi Nature ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	10
Fort D' Acre ReserveNature reserve	EC Eastern Cape	10

and 17 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Eastern Cape: 37 reserves
Western Cape: 18 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 15 reserves
Mpumalanga: 4 reserves
Limpopo: 3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Musophagiformes
Family: Musophagidae
Scientific name: Tauraco corythaix
GBIF taxon: 2475250
Wikidata: Q937505

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.