Birds of the World - Poicephalus

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


Brown-headed Parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus cryptoxanthus) Range: AF: se Kruger National Park, South Africa
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Yellow-fronted Parrot (Poicephalus flavifrons) Range: AF: montane c Ethiopia Bishangari, Ethiopia
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Brown-necked Parrot (Poicephalus fuscicollis suahelicus) Range: AF: w Africa s to Angola, e to Tanzania and ne South Africa South Africa
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Brown-necked Parrot (Poicephalus fuscicollis fuscicollis) Range: AF: w Africa s to Angola, e to Tanzania and ne South Africa The Gambia.
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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 (Poicephalus meyeri) Range: AF: c, sc Sakania, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri) Range: AF: c, sc South Africa
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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 (Poicephalus rueppellii) Female Range: AF: Angola and Namibia Damaraland, Namibia
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Red-bellied Parrot (Poicephalus rufiventris rufiventris) Range: AF: e Lake Langano, Ethiopia
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Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus) Range: AF: w San Diego Zoo, California, USA
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