The bright red flight feathers of the Livingstone's turaco- a characteristic of all Turaco species
The localised Livingstone’s turaco is a common resident in Dune forests around St Lucia. Their distribution within South Africa is limited to the far North-Eastern parts of Kwazulu-Natal.
Although common, they are not always easy to get a good sight of, thanks to their nervous nature. A glimpse of their red primaries is the most common sighting as they fly to a neighbouring tree.
Their hoarse calls are a characteristic sound in the forests of St Lucia and they are most vocal early mornings and late afternoons.
They often gather to feed in areas with an abundance of fruiting trees, their favourite trees being Cape Ash, Wild plum and Fig.
They occasionally also gather in groups to call in an excitable, frenzied fashion whilst chasing each other through the trees (rarely together with Purple-crested turaco).
Although common, they are not always easy to get a good sight of, thanks to their nervous nature. A glimpse of their red primaries is the most common sighting as they fly to a neighbouring tree.
Their hoarse calls are a characteristic sound in the forests of St Lucia and they are most vocal early mornings and late afternoons.
They often gather to feed in areas with an abundance of fruiting trees, their favourite trees being Cape Ash, Wild plum and Fig.
They occasionally also gather in groups to call in an excitable, frenzied fashion whilst chasing each other through the trees (rarely together with Purple-crested turaco).