Purple-crested Turaco (Bloukuifloerie)

Gallirex porphyreolophus (371)

Zulu name: iGwalagwala

Other names: Purple-crested Lourie or Natal Purple-crested Lourie (Northern Mozambique species considered a different race)

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December 2009 Ndumo Game Reserve, KZN Adult
December 2009 Ndumo Game Reserve, KZN Adult

Experiences with species

This Lourie, or Turaco as it is now known, is a noisy bird of forest canopies, as are it's cousins, the Knysna, Livingstone and Schalow's Turacos. It is heard far more often than seen, particularly in coastal Natal, as it's name used in the original Roberts suggests.