Tauraco macrorhynchus
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The yellow-billed turaco (Tauraco macrorhynchus) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
It has been proposed that they be recognised as two phylogenetic species, based on the biogeography, morphology and molecular phylogeny, and that the species be transferred to genus Musophaga, because they are not recovered with other Tauraco species.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 2 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Turaco sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 296 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and October–January
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Turaco in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 40% in March and April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-billed Turaco sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Yellow-billed Turaco sightings, Kakum National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Taï National Park (Ivory Coast, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-billed Turaco is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (296 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.
