Avibase: Tauraco leucolophus (White-crested Turaco)

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White-crested Turaco

Tauraco leucolophus (Heuglin, MT 1855)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Myles E. W. North	1963-12-02	KITALE, Rift Valley, Kenya, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	8569 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	James Bradley	2012-03-01	Kerio Valley and Chebloch Gorge, Rift Valley, Kenya, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	71105951 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	David Bree	2025-04-07	, Central (Uganda)	-	637218677 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Brendan Sloan	2023-04-10	West of Marigot Lake Baringo, Kenya (Kenya) (1000 masl ap m)	song - [sono]	818276 xeno-canto.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	James and David Bradley	2012-03-01	Kerio Valley, Baringo (Kenya) (1125 m)	song (B) -	101222 xeno-canto.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Jonathan Onongo	2026-04-13	, Western (Uganda)	-	654908379 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	James Bradley	2018-11-09	Kachemkot River, West Pokot County, West Pokot (Kenya) (1400 m)	call - bird-seen:no playback-used:no	444635 xeno-canto.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Jonathan Onongo	2024-12-01	Rwentumba, Masindi, Western Region, Hoima (Uganda) (1100 m)	song - [sono]	965593 xeno-canto.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Jonathan Onongo	2026-01-09	, Western (Uganda)	-	648568959 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Derek Heins	2022-07-28	, Western (Uganda)	-	480386061 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	James Bradley	2018-11-09	Kachemkot River lowlands, Rift Valley, Kenya, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	291477981 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	James Apolloh ~Freelance Tour Guide	2026-02-12	, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	651390736 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	North, Myles E. W.		KITALE; CENTRAL ELGON ROAD, Rift Valley, Kenya, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	8570 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Jonathan Onongo	2026-05-24	, Central (Uganda)	-	658290230 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Peter Boesman	2022-06-16	Murchison falls National Park, Nwoya (Uganda)	song - [also] [sono]	740023 xeno-canto.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	James Apolloh ~Freelance Tour Guide	2026-02-12	, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	651390729 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Andres Angulo Rubiano	2024-04-30	, Adamaoua (Cameroon)	-	624941930 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Jonathan Onongo	2026-01-09	, Western (Uganda)	-	648568961 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Derek Heins	2022-07-28	, Western (Uganda)	-	480386051 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Dale A. Zimmerman	1979-06-30	LAKE BARINGO, Rift Valley, Kenya, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	21289 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Peter Boesman	2022-06-16	, Northern (Uganda)	-	467072271 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Jonathan Onongo	2026-04-13	Rwentumba CLA, Masindi, Bujenje (former division) (Uganda) (1100 m)	- [sono]	1140865 xeno-canto.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	James Apolloh ~Freelance Tour Guide	2026-02-12	, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	651390746 macaulaylibrary.org
White-crested Turaco - Tauraco leucolophus	Martha Mutiso	2026-02-25	, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	651851573 macaulaylibrary.org

Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

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