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.

Lady Ross turaco pair

  • Price: $3,000.00
  • Name: Virgil Bates
  • Posted: 03/22/2023
  • Phone: 2394500034
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida
  • Website: Facebook, Florida avian conservancy

One young lady Ross turaco pair available, also a single female.

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Birds Available soon

  • Name: Robert Yoshida
  • Posted: 03/16/2023
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

5.0 Roul rouls 1.1 Purple throated fruitcrows 1.1 Guianan red cotingas 1.1 Spangled cotingas 1.0 Fischer's turaco 1.0 White cheeked turaco Will have those birds available soon, please email me for details. Thank you very much Robert Yoshida

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Nicobar pigeons, Livingston Turaco

  • Price: 2022 Nicobar pigeons, two available, one is hand raised. $600 each. 2022 Livingston turaco male,$950.00
  • Name: Stuart Denton
  • Posted: 02/02/2023
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

Two Nicobars one Livingston Turaco

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Red Crested Turaco Babies Available

  • Name: DARIEL
  • Posted: 01/25/2023
  • Phone: 3058033406
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

Young unrelated pairs of Red Crested Turacos available. Asking $ 600 Each , I can do better if buying several birds . Various bloodlines, nice healthy birds . Shipping thru Delta , text or call for more info. Thanks

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Red Crest Turaco

  • Name: Mick
  • Posted: 01/21/2023
  • Phone: 2399943452
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

Red Crest Turaco male, $600. Buy or trade. We need a female Red Crest

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Fischer's Turacos

  • Name: DARIEL
  • Posted: 01/11/2023
  • Phone: 3058033406
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

2.0 Fischer's Turacos available. Young hand fed , tame birds . Shipping available thru Delta . Closed Banded and DNA'd . Text or call for more info. Thank you : )

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Red Crested Turaco Babies Available

  • Name: DARIEL
  • Posted: 01/09/2023
  • Phone: 3058033406
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

Young pairs unrelated coloring and some single hens available . Hand-fed tame birds. All closed banded and DNA'D . Text or call for more info. Shipping available. Thanks

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Livingstone's Turaco Male

  • Price: $1,500.00
  • Name: Kera Groves
  • Posted: 01/08/2023
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: California

Livingstone's Turaco proven male 3 years old, $2,000

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Red Crested Turaco Babies Available

  • Name: DARIEL
  • Posted: 01/02/2023
  • Phone: 3058033406
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

Red crested turacos babies for sale. Some almost colored out, some still coloring. All Closed banded and DNA'D. Have several pairs breeding, new blood. Some Unrelated pairs and singles available. Shipping thru Delta ONLY . Text or call for mor...

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Turaco Babies Available

  • Name: DARIEL GONZALEZ
  • Posted: 12/20/2022
  • Phone: 3058033406
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

Red Crested Turaco babies - unrelated pairs available. Have a few and singles as well. Single persas and violaceous. Text or call for more info. Thanks

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Turacos

  • Price: 1200.00 -5000.00
  • Name: Virgil Bates
  • Posted: 12/07/2022
  • Phone: 2394500034
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida
  • Website: Facebook, Florida avian conservancy

Red crested, persa persa, Lady Ross, fischers, livingstone

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Birds available

  • Name: Robert Yoshida
  • Posted: 11/25/2022
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

0.1 White cheeked turaco 1.0 Black thorated laughintrush 1.0 Black faced tanager 1.0 Yellow green grosbeak 1.1 Blue winged mountain tanager 1.1 Masked cardinal 1.1 Black faced dacnis 1.1 Pale vented pigeon 1.1 Scaled pigeon 1.0 Black chinne...

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Birds available

  • Name: Robert Yoshida
  • Posted: 11/16/2022
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

2.0 White rumped shamas 2.0 Scaled pigeons 1.1 Pale-vented pigeons 0.0.1 White cheeked turaco 1.0 Yellow green grossbeak 1.0 Black faced tanager 1.1 Yellow legged Honeycreepers 1.1 Black faced dacnis 1.1 Blue dacnis 1.1 Blue winged mountain...

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Turacos and Jays

  • Name: CP
  • Posted: 11/14/2022
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Texas

1.1 unrelated pair Red Crested Turacos 2022 1 male red crested turaco 2020 1 female white cheek turaco 2021 1.1 pair Plush Crested jays

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Turaco Babies Available

  • Name: DARIEL
  • Posted: 11/14/2022
  • Phone: 3058033406
  • Email: Email Seller
  • Location: Florida

Have the following Turaco babies available coloring up. All closed banded, DNA'd and Hand fed, very tame. 1.2 Persa 2.2 Red Crested 1.1 White Cheek These birds are NOT related as i have several pairs breeding from different bloodlines....

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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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