Tauraco hartlaubi
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
Hartlaub's turaco (Tauraco hartlaubi) is a species of bird in the family Musophagidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German physician and ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub.
Heartlaub's turacos are monogamous, territorial and solitary nesters. Their courtship time varies from region to region. Male birds try to impress females with their dancing and their bright colors. Female birds usually lay two eggs, which are dull white and oval-shaped. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SeaWorld Abu Dhabi | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 2 | Wilhelma | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 3 | Monkeyland | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Elephant Sanctuary, The Crags, Plettenberg Bay | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Birds of Eden | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hartlaub's Turaco sighting in Mkomazi National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 139th most-seen of the 272 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hartlaub's Turaco in Mkomazi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, the lowest month. That is one of Mkomazi National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 150 mm in December. May has too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hartlaub's 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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Hartlaub's Turaco sightings, Mkomazi National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 60%), Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 50%) and Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hartlaub's Turaco is recorded against all the birds logged in Mkomazi National Park (23 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.
