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.

The International Turaco Society aims to research and promote good husbandry practices; support conservation projects that have an impact on wild populations and unite turaco enthusiasts around the world.

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.

Membership rates:

• £15 U.K. or overseas, if you want magazine issues posted to you.
• £10 U.K. or overseas, if you want magazine issues sent via e-mail link to download as pdfs.

Please support the I.T.S.  You can apply or renew on line. Subscriptions for 2026 were due from 1st January 2026. Thank you to the members who have renewed for 2026.
If you wish to pay a subscription directly into the ITS bank account, please see the details of our bank account.

Members, remember that you can advertise turacos wanted or for sale on this website, free of charge, see here.  

Issue 64 - Winter 2025 has been posted out (or a pdf link sent) to all paid-up members on 13th February 2026.
Issue 65 - Summer 2026 will be posted out soon.

If you have anything which could be included in future issues, please e-mail them to david@turacos.org.

• Numbers of members and which countries they come from (members only, link 'Information') - updated 13th October
• 'All About Owls and Why They Sleep During the Day' - link on 'Other sites' page to intersting article (thanks Dani) - added 24th August
• Members adverts - turacos wanted or for sale - updated 25th July
• First turaco webinar: 'How Zoos Developed from Studbooks to the One-Plan-Approach' (members only, link 'Resources') - added 19th June
• ITS members are invited to the Avicultural Society Summer Social at Birdland on Saturday 20th June 2026 - added 24th April 2026 (more details here added 16th May)
• Update of postage prices due to Royal Mail price increases 7th April
• Minutes of 2026 A.G.M. (members only, link 'Meetings') - added 31st March
• ITS committee members edited here - edited 24th March
• The I.T.S. 2027 AGM will take place on Saturday 20th March 2027, at 2pm at the Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford, Oxon., England and on Zoom online - see visits - added 24th March
• Chairman's report for 2026, including accounts for the year (members only, link 'Meetings') - added 24th March
• Magazine Issues 63 and 64 available for purchase - here - added 13th March
• Magazine extracts for Issues 63 and 64 (members link 'Resources') - added 13th March
• Magazine Contents List page here - updated 13th March
• Note about Issue 64 - added above 13th February
• Update of members' password for 2026 (members only) - 3rd January 2026
• An interactive birding guide which displays 50 different bird species and what they sound like here - added 29th June (thanks Maria)
• Bibliography of articles from ITS Magazines on Turaco Management and Wild Observations (members only, link 'Resources') - updated 16th February
• Update to ITS Conservation Projects here - updated 30th August
• Members personal details, by request only (members only, link 'Information') - updated 22nd April