Purple-crested Turaco

Afrikaans name: Bloukuifloerie

Purple-crested Turaco

Photo © Steven Herbert

Tauraco porphyreolophus

The Purple-crested Turaco, also called the Purple-crested Lourie, is one of South Africa's most beautiful birds. One of its most stunning features is the red in its wings when it flies.

It is a species that loves forests and woodlands but has also established itself in gardens with lots of trees in the neighbourhood.

The main food eaten by the Purple-crested Turaco is fruit.

The range of the Purple-crested Turaco is from KwaZulu-Natal in the south to Tanzania in the north.

Roberts Birds Names by Edition

Edition	Roberts nr	Scientific name
1st	337	Gallirex porphyreolophus
2nd	337	Gallirex porphyreolophus
3rd	337	Gallirex porphyreolophus
4th	337	Tauraco porphyreolophus
5th	371	Tauraco porphyreolophus
6th	371	Tauraco porphyreolophus
7th	158	Tauraco porphyreolophus

Edition	Roberts nr	English name
1st	337	Natal Purple-crested Lourie
2nd	337	Purple-crested Loerie
3rd	337	Purple-crested Loerie
4th	337	Purple-crested Loerie
5th	371	Purplecrested Lourie
6th	371	Purplecrested Lourie
7th	158	Purple-crested Turaco

Edition	Roberts nr	Afrikaans name
1st	337	Bloukuif-loerie
2nd	337	Bloukuif-loerie
3rd	337	Bloukuif-loerie
4th	337	Bloukuif-loerie
5th	371	Bloukuifloerie
6th	371	Bloukuifloerie
7th	158	Bloukuifloerie

References and further reading

Wildlife of Southern Africa - Author: Martin Withers and David Hosking - Published: 2011 - Page: 108

The Birds of South Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Dr. Austin Roberts - Published: 1949 - Page: 137

The Doves, Parrots, Louries & Cuckoos of Southern Africa - Author: M.K. Rowan - Published: 1983 - Page: 217

Southern African Wildlife - Author: Reader s Digest - Published: 1989 - Page: 165

Southern African Bird Names Explained - Author: Charles Clinning - Published: 1989 - Page: 139

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 4th Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 2011 - Page: 232

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 1993 - Page: 224

Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 6th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1993 - Page: 319

Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 5th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1985 - Page: 323

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 4th Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1981 - Page: 239

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 3rd Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1975 - Page: 231

Newman s Birds of Southern Africa - 7th Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 2000 - Page: 206

Roberts Bird Guide - Author: Hugh Chittenden - Published: 2007 - Page: 74

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 2nd edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1957 - Page: 178

KwaZulu-Natal - A celebration of biodiversity - Author: Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife - Published: 2002 - Page: 171

Newman s Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 1984 - Page: 206

Illustrated Guide to the Game Parks and Nature Reserves of SA - 2nd edn - Author: Reader s Digest - Published: 1991 - Page: 410

Field Guide to the Birds of Kruger National Park - Author: Ian Sinclair and Ian Whyte - Published: 1991 - Page: 104

Garden Birds in South Africa - Author: Duncan Butchart - Published: 2017 - Page: 64

Ian Sinclair s Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair - Published: 1988 - Page: 156

Collins Illustrated Checklist - Birds of Southern Africa - 1st edition - Author: Ber van Perlo - Published: 1999 - Page: 39

Common Birds of the North Coast - Author: Bing Comrie - Published: 2005 - Page: 38

Birds of the Transvaal - Author: Tarboton, Kemp and Kemp - Published: 1987 - Page: 121

Birds of the Transkei - Author: C.D. Quickelberge - Published: 1989 - Page: 66

Birds of the Kruger and other National Parks - Volume 2 - Author: National Parks Board - Published: 1974 - Page: 10

Birds of Southern Africa - Kruger National Park - Author: Kenneth Newman - Published: 1985 - Page: 98

Birds of Africa south of the Sahara - Author: Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan - Published: 2003 - Page: 218

A First Guide to South African Birds - 7th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1975 - Page: 111

Bird Atlas of Natal - Author: Digby Cyrus and Nigel Robson - Published: 1980 - Page: 139

Animals of the Kruger National Park - Author: G. de Graaff - Published: 1987 - Page: 83

A Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: O.P.M. Prozesky - Published: 1983 - Page: 150

A First Guide to South African Birds - 6th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1959 - Page: 111

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