The attractive
pair canoodling here are White-cheeked
Turacos. Later we will introduce you to many more species
as you continue to tour the site. Please select your destination using
the navigation buttons on the left.
Welcome
to our web site.
The International
Turaco Society was set up in 1993 by a group of turaco enthusiasts
who met at the Cotswold Wildlife Park in Burford (Oxfordshire in England).
Anyone interested in any aspect of keeping or breeding turacos is
welcome to join.
My
thanks to the many members who have paid their subscription for 2012.
If you have not paid yet, but wish to continue to be a member and receive
magazine Issue 37, Spring 2012, then please renew your subscription
now. Thank you.
Please
support the I.T.S. You can apply or renew on
line (£12 U.K. and £13 overseas).
The I.T.S. needs every turaco enthusiast's support.
If you have a news item or an article with photographs for the Autumn
2012 Issue 38, then please e-mail them to me. Thank you.
Message
about a White-cheeked Turaco seen flying free in Radstock near Bath
- added 22nd April
2013
AGM date is Sunday
7th April 2013 - added 18th April
Magazine extract
for Issue 37 (members only, link 8) - added
4th April
Magazine contents
full list - Issue 37
added 4th April
Contents list
for ITS Magazine Issue 37 (available for
purchase) - added 4th April
Bibliography
of articles from ITS Magazines on Turaco Management and Wild Observations
(members only, link 10) - updated 4th April
Message from
Romaine Dennistoun, I.T.S. member added 4th March - see Messages.
Message
about a turaco seen flying free in Buckinghamshire - added 18th February
Update of Members
password for 2012 (members only) - 1st January
2012
Members News
/ One-Liners (members only, link 5) - Photos
of Green Turaco at San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, Texas taken
by Daniel Ray Almaguer -
added 7th November
Magazine extracts
for Issues 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 (members only,
link 8) - added 5th November
Breeding Register
form for turacos
bred in 2011 to be sent to the Foreign Bird Federation (see FBF Breeding
Register page)
- added 26th October
Members News
/ One-Liners (members only, link 5) - News
from the I.T.S. stand at the Stafford Show on 9th October
Details
of the next Parrot Society Show at Stafford on Sunday 14th October
2012
Members News
/ One-Liners (members only, link 5) - News
from the Cotswold Wildlife Park and photos from the AGM visit - added
7th May
Minutes of 2011
Committee Meeting and A.G.M. including Chairman's Report and Profit
and Loss Account sheet (members only, link
2) - added 7th May
When contacting Nick Manning it is helpful to
know basic details about the incubator you need help with, e.g.
is it still air or fan assisted, does it have automatic turning
or not?
Lost and found
Although turacos are not native to the UK, a
number are living 'wild', having escaped from a collection somewhere.
They are usually White-cheeked,
but a few Violaceous have been
spotted and any species kept in captivity could potentially
escape from its flight. To identify the turaco have a look at
the pictures on the species page.
As for where he/she has come from, a good point of contact is
John Hayward on 01869 325699, e-mail
, who co-ordinates a national register of lost and stolen birds.
He will pass the information on to Cage & Aviary Birds,
a weekly newspaper.
