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A superbly painted turaco whose bright crimson wings flash in flight through the bamboo and Giant Heather zones.
A superbly painted turaco with a gross green-blue crest, orange-yellow lores, a blue-black eye-ring, chin and throat, and a maroon nape. Otherwise green-blue, lighter green below, with a rose-orange brush on the centre of the breast. It has bright crimson feathers inside its wings, spectacular in flight.
An odd descending series of high-pitched chipping notes, as well as growling "kok" notes.
Endemic to the Albertine Rift, locally common in montane forests in Uganda from 2,200 m to 3,400 m. In the Rwenzori it is found higher, from 2,600 m to 3,600 m, ranging from the bamboo zone up to Mutinda Camp, with many around Samalira and Kihalo camps among the dense Giant Heather trees.
Feeds on fruit and berries of common trees along the Kilembe trails such as Myrsine melanophloeos, Macaranga kilimandscharica, Maesa lanceolata and Galiniera saxifraga, plus all types of Rubus vine and wild raspberry.
Nests in the middle level of bushes and often in dense Giant Heather trees — sometimes in low bamboo — using old sticks to make a platform for two to three eggs, mostly in the dry season from May to August and January to March.
A shy bird that prefers cover in and around trees, but can be seen feeding in the open where it feels safe. Moves branch to branch with short flights or hops.
Our guides know where to find it along the Kilembe Trail. Let us build a trek around the birds you most want to see.