Violet Turaco (Musophaga violacea) - BirdLife species factsheet

Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
-	-	-

Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Species attributes

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	medium
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

Range

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	2,990,000 km²	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

Population

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	3.3 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be locally common in several areas, even very common in some places (del Hoyo et al. 1997).

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/territory distribution

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Non-breeding visitor
Benin	extant	native	yes
Burkina Faso	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Chad	extant	native	yes
Côte d'Ivoire	extant	native	yes
Gambia	extant	native	yes
Ghana	extant	native	yes
Guinea	extant	native	yes
Guinea-Bissau	extant	native	yes
Liberia	extant	native	yes
Mali	extant	native	yes
Niger	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Senegal	extant	native	yes
Sierra Leone	extant	vagrant		yes
Togo	extant	native	yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Benin	Ouémé river basin
Benin	Pendjari National Park
Benin	W du Bénin National Park
Burkina Faso	Bérégadougou hill
Burkina Faso	Diéfoula - Logoniégué forest
Burkina Faso	Kaboré Tambi - Nazinga - Sissili complex
Burkina Faso	Mare aux Hippopotames
Cameroon	Bénoué National Park
Cameroon	Faro National Park
Cameroon	Gashiga - Demsa
Côte d'Ivoire	Comoe National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Marahoue National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Sangbe Mountain National Park
Gambia	Birufu - Darsilami area
Ghana	Bui National Park
Ghana	Damongo Scarp Forest Reserve
Ghana	Digya National Park
Ghana	Gambaga Scarp (East) Forest Reserve
Ghana	Gbele Resource Reserve
Ghana	Kalakpa Resource Reserve
Ghana	Kyabobo National Park
Ghana	Mole National Park
Ghana	Shai Hills Resource Reserve
Guinea	Badiar
Guinea	Mafou
Guinea	Nialama
Guinea-Bissau	Dulombi
Guinea-Bissau	Lagoas de Cufada
Guinea-Bissau	Rio Cacheu
Guinea-Bissau	Rio Tombali, Rio Cumbijã and Ilha de Melo
Mali	Bafing
Mali	Boucle du Baoulé
Mali	Sirakoroni - Tyènfala
Niger	'W' National Park
Nigeria	Amurum woodlands (Taboru)
Nigeria	Assop Falls and hills
Nigeria	Falgore and Lame Burra Game Reserves
Nigeria	Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria	Kagoro - Nindam Forest Reserves and vicinity
Nigeria	Kainji Lake National Park
Nigeria	Kamuku National Park
Nigeria	Lower Kaduna - Middle Niger flood-plain
Nigeria	Pandam Wildlife Park
Nigeria	Sunvit Farm
Nigeria	Yankari Game Reserve
Senegal	Delta du Saloum
Senegal	Parc National de Basse Casamance
Senegal	Parc National du Niokolo-Koba
Togo	Fazao-Malfakassa National Park
Togo	Kéran National Park
Togo	Oti Valley Faunal Reserve

Habitats & altitude

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Urban Areas	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Violet Turaco Musophaga violacea. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/violet-turaco-musophaga-violacea on 22/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/11/2024.