SAFRING results

Louries or Touracos (Family Musophagidae)

A ringing history of Louries in southern Africa, 1948-2001

There are 20 species in Africa, of which 3 occur in southern Africa. "Schalow's Lourie" (Tauraco schalowi) is here considered as conspecific with Knysna Lourie.

Ringing totals and capture methods

Relatively few louries have been ringed, retrapped and recovered.

Individual species ringing histories

• 336 Knysna Lourie Tauraco corythaix
• 337 Purplecrested Lourie Tauraco porphyreolophus
• 339 Grey Lourie Corythaixoides concolor

References

Rowan, MK. 1983. The doves, parrots, louries and cuckoos of southern Africa. Cape Town: David Philip.