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

Southern African Wildlife - Author: Readers Digest - Published: 1989 - Page: 165

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Illustrated Guide to the Game Parks and Nature Reserves of SA - 2nd edn - Author: Readers 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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