Description
40 cm; ranging in weight from 199-272 g. Adult similar to Green Turaco, distinguished by small all-black bill and rounded whitish crest. It lays two eggs in a platform of twigs around 3 or 5 metres above the ground. Both the male and female defend a territory and share incubation duties.
Its call is a distinctive feature of the forests of the Congo, a resonant "kwah khaw kwah". In areas where its range overlaps with the Ruwenzori Turaco it will aggressively respond to the calls of that species. It is a widespread species, and is not threatened globally (CITES II).
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