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bird · Musophagiformes · Musophagidae
Purple-crested Turaco
Tauraco porphyreolophus (Vigors, 1831) . Occurrence records of the Purple-crested Turaco are shared on GBIF from around 65 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all iSimangaliso Wetland Park (1 717 records), in 3 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernMusophagidae
65reserves with records
11 107records around them
3provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| iSimangaliso Wetland ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 717 |
| uMkhuze Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 419 |
| St. Lucia SystemProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 103 |
| Doreen clark nature reserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 901 |
| Krantzkloof Natuire ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 648 |
| Burman BushProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 558 |
| Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 557 |
| Krantzkloof Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 392 |
| SabieparkNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 379 |
| St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 320 |
| Bonamanzi Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 264 |
| Paradise ValleyNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 209 |
| Nkomba Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 193 |
| Steiltes nature reserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 176 |
| False Bay ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 171 |
| Palmiet Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 165 |
| T.C. Robertson Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 153 |
| Skyline Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 138 |
| Nyalazi State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 131 |
| Roosfontein Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 112 |
| Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 108 |
| Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of TongalandMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 107 |
| Kenneth Stainbank Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 105 |
| Impeleshu Forest ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 96 |
| Pipeline Coastal ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 92 |
| Lake Sibayi Fresh Water ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 73 |
| Phezulu Safari ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 72 |
| White River Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 68 |
| Phinda Resource ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 63 |
| Crestholme Conservancy and Equestrian CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 58 |
| Amatikulu Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 55 |
| Honey Trails: HikingNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 52 |
| Modjadji Nature ReserveProtected area | LP Limpopo | 49 |
| Manyoni Private Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 44 |
| Cumberland Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 37 |
| River Valley Nature ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 36 |
| Kosi BayNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 24 |
| Maputaland Marine ReserveMarine protected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 22 |
| Umlalazi Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 21 |
| Harold Johnson Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 20 |
| Enseleni Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 20 |
| Bluff Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 16 |
| Ndumo Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 15 |
| Blyderivierspoort NatuurreservaatNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 15 |
| Hluhluwe–iMfolozi ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 12 |
| Matshakatini Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 12 |
| Sodwana Bay National ParkNational park | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 11 |
| Somkhanda Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 10 |
| Barberton Municipal ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 10 |
| Chimp EdenGame reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 9 |
| Lanner GorgeProtected area | LP Limpopo | 9 |
| Thohoyandou National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | LP Limpopo | 9 |
| CrocworldNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 7 |
| Medike Mountain SanctuaryNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 6 |
| EWT Medike ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 6 |
| Hazelmere Dam and Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 5 |
| Umfolozi Game ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| Umtamvuna Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| Vryheid Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 4 |
| Morning Sun Nature ReserveNature reserve | LP Limpopo | 3 |
and 5 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 48 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 9 reserves
- Limpopo
- 8 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Musophagiformes
- Family
- Musophagidae
- Scientific name
- Tauraco porphyreolophus
- GBIF taxon
- 2475239
- Wikidata
- Q1063701
More of the Musophagidae family
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.