Turacos for Sale

(Musiphagidae) Turaco birds are made up of 18 species of African residents known for their gorgeous coloring and fruit eating. They are sometimes referred to as plantain eaters or Lourie and their proper name is the Musophagidae family which translates to “banana eaters”, although the majority of their diet is made up of things other than bananas. They are long-tailed, short-winged, and live in dense forest. The birds are noisy and have a variety of entertaining calls depending on the occasion and species.

Turaco Babies Available

  • Name: Dariel Gonzalez
  • Posted: 11/27/2023
  • Phone: 3058033406
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

Red Crested , Persas , Violaceous babies handfed . All Dna'd . Shipping available. Contact me for more info. Thanks

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Pair of White Cheek Turacos

  • Price: $1,000.00
  • Name: Morris Gamefowl
  • Posted: 11/25/2023
  • Phone: 5302778339
  • Location: California

1 pair of White Cheek Turacos for $1,000. Shipping also available

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Male Violet Turacos

  • Name: Morris Gamefowl
  • Posted: 11/25/2023
  • Phone: 5302778339
  • Location: California

Have 2 male Violet Turacos. $500 each or $800 for both. Shipping also available

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Unsexed Red Crested Turaco

  • Name: Morris Gamefowl
  • Posted: 11/25/2023
  • Phone: 5302778339
  • Location: California

Unsexed Red Crested Turaco for $400. Shipping also available

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Male Red Crested Turacos

  • Price: $400.00
  • Name: Morris Gamefowl
  • Posted: 11/25/2023
  • Phone: 5302778339
  • Location: California

Male red crested Turaco for $400, shipping also available

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Great blue turaco female to trade for male Great blue

  • Name: Virgil
  • Posted: 11/13/2023
  • Phone: 239 450 0034
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

Breeding age Great blue to trade for male Great blue

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Lady Ross turaco pair

  • Price: 3000.00 per pair
  • Name: Virgil
  • Posted: 11/11/2023
  • Phone: 239 450 0034
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

One pair lady Ross turacos

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Fischers turacos

  • Price: 4500.00 per pair, extra males
  • Name: Virgil
  • Posted: 11/11/2023
  • Phone: 239 450 0034
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

Fischers Pairs and single males

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Livingstone turaco pair

  • Price: 3000.00 per pair
  • Name: Virgil
  • Posted: 11/11/2023
  • Phone: 239 450 0034
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

One pair of Livingstone turacos

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Persa persa turacos

  • Price: 1500.00 per pair
  • Name: Virgil
  • Posted: 11/11/2023
  • Phone: 2394500034
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

One pair and extra males of persa persa turacos

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Turaco Babies Available

  • Name: Dariel Gonzalez
  • Posted: 10/26/2023
  • Phone: 3058033406
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

Young turacos available: All handfed, closed banded and DNA'd . Red Crested : 1.4 ( One male and 4 Females ) Violaceous : 1.1 ( Unrelated Pair ) Shipping Available

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turacos

  • Price: $600.00
  • Name: CP Birds
  • Posted: 10/25/2023
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Texas

Surplus turacos available. can ship from Houston TX Male Violet 5 years old $600 female White cheek (zoo stock) $900 Livingstone's unrelated pair 4 years $1800 persa pair $1200

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Turacos & Tanagers for Sale in Oregon

  • Price: $300.00
  • Name: Davis Lund Aviaries/Kateri Davis
  • Posted: 10/24/2023
  • Phone: Prefer email
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Oregon
  • Website: https://dlaviaries.wordpress.com

Beautiful White Cheek Turaco pair (unrelated male/female), Red Crest Turaco female, and Blue Grey Tanager pair (siblings) for sale. All birds are domestically bred in spr/summer 2023 by Davis Lund Aviaries, and DNA sexed with paperwork. All birds par...

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Turacos & Tanagers

  • Price: $300.00
  • Name: Kateri Davis
  • Posted: 10/23/2023
  • Phone: Prefer email
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Oregon
  • Website: https://dlaviaries.wordpress.com

1.1 White Cheek Turaco pair (different bloodlines), 0.1 Red Crest Turaco, and 1.1 Blue Grey Tanager pair (2023 domestic hatch, siblings) available in Oregon. All birds born this year in our aviaries and DNA sexed. (Pics are of our birds but not the o...

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Red-crested turaco 1.1

  • Price: $1,200.00
  • Name: Christopher Malone
  • Posted: 10/22/2023
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Maryland

I am looking to rehome one pair of Red-crested turacos. Male is 4yo, female is 3yo, birds have reproduced in the past. Birds are kept in large aviary. If you are interested, please do your research on turacos before contacting. Buyer is responsible f...

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Types of Turacos for Sale

Physical Excellence

Turaco species all vary in size, but all have their rich colors in common. About half the species are grayish, brown and white, but the other half are iridescent colors of green, red, and purple. Most have a predominant head crest. Each species have its own sounds. One's been nicknamed “The Go-Away Bird” for its alarming sound and sounding as if they are actually saying 'g'way, g'way”. Other species might “bark”, “laugh”, or “coo”.

Courtship and Reproduction

The Turaco is a social bird that can be found in noisy flocks, but nests alone. The male will do a type of dance and sometimes regurgitates meals for the female. The dance is like walking or leaping about the trees with its tail fanned exposing its crimson in its wings. The male and female usually look identical, but it is believed that their facial patterns play a role in mate recognition. Once they've mated, two or three eggs will be incubated on their interesting nest. Rather than a cup-like nest like most birds we hear of, the Turaco makes a flat platform of like materials. Once the chicks are hatched, they are quite able from the start and have pretty well-developed claws already. Turacos spend all of their time in tree-tops foraging for food. They can run rather quickly, but are not good flyers and don't migrate.

Diet

Like previously mentioned, the bird has been named as a banana eater, but its diet mainly consists of the things that are found where they nest, considerably high up in the trees. Fruit, buds, flowers, leaves, small insects, slugs, and snails are main parts of the diet. Their diet helps the ecosystem by dispersing seeds for plant reproduction. Sometimes they'll travel long distances to eat from a favorite tree.

In Captivity

Turacos can be viewed in some zoos and wildlife parks, and aren't uncommonly kept. They are an ideal animal for keeping because they live as well as 30 years of age in captivity and can be kept in large groups. The bird has a soft bill and should be given a diet appropriate for its bill. Plenty of information for keeping Turacos is readily available, another good factor for keeping wild animals.

Rarity

For the most part, Turacos are considered low-risk with some species more endangered than others. Something that makes this bird rather special is that it has two copper pigments that haven't been discovered within any other bird species before. The crimson feathers mentioned in the section pertaining to the male's courtship dance, are usually only seen when the bird is in flight and are also highly esteemed by African societies and are usually only worn in ceremonial attire.

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