Ruwenzorornis johnstoni
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Turaco sighting in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, based on 130 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 42nd most-seen of the 156 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Ruwenzori Turaco in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Volcanoes National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 250 mm in April.
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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ruwenzori Turaco sightings, Volcanoes National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ruwenzori Turaco is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcanoes National Park (130 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.
