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;[[:Category:Poicephalus|Poicephalus]] cryptoxanthus | ;[[:Category:Poicephalus|Poicephalus]] cryptoxanthus | ||
| − | + | [[Image:Brown-headed_Parrot_safariranger.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|safariranger|safariranger}} <br />[[Kruger National Park]], [[South Africa]], April 2006]] | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 22 cm | + | 22 cm |
| + | *Green body | ||
| + | *Brown head, nape and throat | ||
| + | *Yellow underwing | ||
| + | *Brownish-green tail | ||
| + | *Black-tipped white bill | ||
| + | *Grey-yellow iris | ||
| + | *Dark grey legs | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Africa]]<br /> |
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': found in [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Malawi]] | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]] and [[Swaziland]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | |
| + | ''Poicephalus cryptoxanthus'' has two 2 subspecies: | ||
*''P. c. tanganyikae'' | *''P. c. tanganyikae'' | ||
:*South-eastern [[Kenya]] to [[Malawi]], northern [[Mozambique]], [[Zanzibar]] and [[Pemba Island]] | :*South-eastern [[Kenya]] to [[Malawi]], northern [[Mozambique]], [[Zanzibar]] and [[Pemba Island]] | ||
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Savanna, open woodland and riverine forest. | Savanna, open woodland and riverine forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes fruit, seeds, nuts, flowers, shoots, insect larvae and nectar. | The diet includes fruit, seeds, nuts, flowers, shoots, insect larvae and nectar. | ||
| − | + | ====Breeding==== | |
| − | They nest in a tree cavity | + | They nest in a tree cavity. The 2-4 glossy white eggs are laid 3 days apart; incubation lasts 28 days. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}#{{Ref-SinclairRyan03}} | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}}#{{Ref-SinclairRyan03}}#Brownheadparrot.tripod |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Poicephalus+cryptoxanthus}} | {{GSearch|Poicephalus+cryptoxanthus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Poicephalus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Poicephalus]] | ||
Revision as of 17:35, 27 August 2010
- Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Identification
22 cm
- Green body
- Brown head, nape and throat
- Yellow underwing
- Brownish-green tail
- Black-tipped white bill
- Grey-yellow iris
- Dark grey legs
Distribution
Africa
Eastern Africa: found in Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi
Southern Africa: Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal and Swaziland
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus has two 2 subspecies:
- 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
Diet
The diet includes fruit, seeds, nuts, flowers, shoots, insect larvae and nectar.
Breeding
They nest in a tree cavity. The 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
- Brownheadparrot.tripod
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown-headed Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown-headed_Parrot
