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Revision as of 19:45, 11 May 2009
- Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Identification
22 cm. Green body, brown head, nape and throat, yellow underwing, brownish-green tail, white bill with black tip, grey-yellow iris, dark grey legs.
Distribution
South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Zululand, Zimbabwe, Mali, islands of Zanzibar and Pemba.
Taxonomy
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus has two 2 subspecies:[1]
- P. c. tanganyikae
- South-eastern Kenya to Malawi, northern Mozambique, Zanzibar and Pemba Island
- P. c. cryptoxanthus
- South-eastern Zimbabwe and southern Mozambique to north-eastern South Africa
Habitat
Savanna, open woodland and riverine forest.
Behaviour
The diet includes fruit, seeds, nuts, flowers, shoots, insect larvae and nectar.
They nest in a tree cavity and 2-4 glossy white eggs are laid, 3 days apart; incubation lasts 28 days.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-headed Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-headed_Parrot
