Birds of the World

    PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae (African & New World Parrots)  
Genus: Poicephalus (10 species)


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Niam-niam Parrot (Poicephalus crassus)
Range: AF: Cameroon and Chad to South Sudan and ne DR Congo
 



Brown-headed Parrot
Brown-headed Parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus cryptoxanthus)
Range: AF: se
Kruger National Park, South Africa  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Yellow-fronted Parrot
Yellow-fronted Parrot (Poicephalus flavifrons)
Range: AF: montane c Ethiopia
Bishangari, Ethiopia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Brown-necked Parrot
Brown-necked Parrot (Poicephalus fuscicollis suahelicus)
Range: AF: w Africa s to Angola, e to Tanzania and ne South Africa
South Africa  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Brown-necked Parrot
Brown-necked Parrot (Poicephalus fuscicollis fuscicollis)
Range: AF: w Africa s to Angola, e to Tanzania and ne South Africa
The Gambia.  
 
Photograph by Stephen G. Davis   © All Rights Reserved.

Split from the slightly smaller Cape Parrot found in east South Africa. Larger than the Brown-headed Parrot.
Southeastern race.

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Red-fronted Parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi)
Range: AF: c, w
 



Meyer's Parrot
Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri)
Range: AF: c, sc
Sakania, Democratic Republic of Congo  
 
Photograph by Nigel Voaden   © All Rights Reserved.

Meyer's Parrot
Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri)
Range: AF: c, sc
South Africa  
 
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to Rueppell's Parrot. May have a green or light blue chest/belly, and may have a yellow crown, depending on subspecies.

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Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus) Vulnerable
Range: AF: e South Africa
 



Rueppell's Parrot
Rueppell's Parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii) Female
Range: AF: Angola and Namibia
Damaraland, Namibia  
 
Photograph by Charles J. Sharp/Sharp Photography     Copyright and usage info


Red-bellied Parrot
Red-bellied Parrot (Poicephalus rufiventris rufiventris)
Range: AF: e
Lake Langano, Ethiopia  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Senegal Parrot
Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus)
Range: AF: w
San Diego Zoo, California, USA  
 
Photograph by Vic Murayama     Copyright and usage info



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