Black-billed turaco

The black-billed turaco (Tauraco schuettii) is a medium-sized turaco, an endemic family to sub-Saharan Africa. It is a resident breeder in the forests of central Africa, found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, West Kenya, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan.

Description

File:Remarques sur l'ornithologie de l'État indépendant du Congo (Pl. II) (7164287306).jpg

Pl. II Remarques sur l'ornithologie de l'État indépendant du Congo.

The bird is Template:Convert long; ranging in weight from Template:Convert. 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 Template:Convert 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 Rwenzori turaco it will aggressively respond to the calls of that species.

It is a widespread species and is not threatened globally (CITES II).

References

• Del Hoyo, Elliott and Sargatal (editors), Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol 4, Template:ISBN