The largest of all 23 species of turaco, the great blue turaco lives in the wild in central and western Africa’s rainforests and gallery forests.
Blue Turacos Make History
Jul 8, 2009A rare family moment for the great blue turaco photographed recently at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo. This is the first known case of hand-reared turacos successfully raising chicks to fledglings. Great blue turacos are native to Central Africa.
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Contact: Mary Dixon: 718.220.3711, mdixon@wcs.org
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