Beautiful Colours Of Knysna Turaco Just Like A Rainbow (Pics & Video)

The Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix), or, in South Africa, Knysna loerie, is a large turaco, one of a group of African musophagidae birds. It is a resident breeder in the mature evergreen forests of southern and eastern South Africa, and Swaziland. It was formerly sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the green turaco of West Africa. The Livingstone's and Schalow's turacos were once considered subspecies.

Who do Knysna turacos live with? The Knysna turaco (Tauraco corythaix) is a social bird species often moving around in small noisy flocks. They build their nest alone or in pairs during the breeding season. They are territorial and usually stay and move around with their family groups or pairs. How long does a Knysna turaco live? In captivity, the Knysna lourie bird is known to live for 30 years, while in the wild, it is not known.