International Turaco Society

International Turaco Society

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A Turaco is an exotic African softbill.

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.

Now looking for content for our Spring 2012 issue of the magazine. Member news would be particularly welcome, but any turaco related articles plus photographs could be included. Please send items to me now: david@turacos.org. Thank you.

Pair of White-cheeked Turacos

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 already paid their subscription for 2012. If you have not paid for 2011 yet, but wish to continue to be a member and receive magazine Issues 35 and 36, 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.

Issue 36 (Autumn 2011) of the I.T.S. magazine has now been posted out to paid up members.

What's new on the site? (newest first)

Any comments, problems or queries about this website, please contact the ITS Webmaster:

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I.T.S. Members' advertisements "Turacos for sale or wanted"

Numbers of members and which countries they come from (members only, link 6) - updated 2nd February
Members advertisements - updated 7th January
Update of Members password for 2012 (members only) - 1st January 2012
Members personal details, by request only (members only, link 7) - updated 19th November
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
Magazine extract for Issue 36 (members only, link 8) - added 24th October
Bibliography of articles from ITS Magazines on Turaco Management and Wild Observations (members only, link 10) - updated 24th October
Magazine contents full list - Issue 36 added 24th October
Contents list for ITS Magazine Issue 36 (available for purchase) - added 24th October
Members News / One-Liners (members only, link 5) - News from the I.T.S. stand at the Stafford Show on 9th October
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
2012 AGM date is Sunday 15th April 2012 - added 2nd May

Egg incubation helpline

Nick Manning E-mail Tel: (UK) 07979305441

Details

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.

Contact ITS Secretary

E-mail: Nigel Hewston

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