Ruwenzorornis johnstoni
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The Rwenzori turaco (Gallirex johnstoni) is a bird in the family Musophagidae. It is native to the Albertine Rift montane forests. The Rwenzori turaco is a herbivorous bird: about 92% of its diet consists of fruit and 6.3% of leaves. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Turaco sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 320th most-seen of the 400 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Turaco in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park's wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain against 65 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ruwenzori Turaco sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ruwenzori Turaco sightings, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 30%), Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda, about 20%) and Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 20%).
Same family: Musophagidae
The closest relatives of the Ruwenzori Turaco that you can see in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (family Musophagidae, Turacos) are Black-billed Turaco (about 40%), Great Blue Turaco (about 40%) and Ross' Turaco (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ruwenzori Turaco is recorded against all the birds logged in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (13 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
