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'''Alternative name: Brown Parrot'''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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Location: Kenya.
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21–25 cm (8¼-9¾ in)
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*Brown Head, back, wings and tail
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The Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri) is a small (about 21 cm), stocky African parrot. Meyer's parrots display a dull brown head, back, and tail, green abdomen, blue rump, and yellow thighs. Forshaw (1989) recognizes six subspecies of P. meyeri, which vary in home range, in size, and in markings, including extent of yellow markings on the head and wings and intensity of turquoise markings on the abdomen or rump.
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Meyer's parrots are native to central and eastern sub-Saharan Africa. They have adapted to many woodland habitats, including savannah woodlands, wooded grasslands, and forests bordering watercourses or agricultural land. Though they normally travel in pairs or small flocks, wild Meyer's parrots may gather in larger numbers when food is plentiful. Their wild diet includes fruits, seeds, nuts, berries, and cultivated crops.
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*Yellow thighs
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==Distribution==
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[[Image:STH 1162.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Ruaha NP, [[Tanzania]], September 2018]]
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Central and eastern sub-Saharan [[Africa]]:<br />
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'''Western Africa''': found in [[Mali]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br />
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Malawi]]<br />
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'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]] and [[South Africa]]
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==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>:
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*''P. m. meyeri'':
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:*North-eastern [[Cameroon]] to southern [[Chad]], southern [[Sudan]] (and [[South Sudan]]?), western [[Ethiopia]], and [[Eritrea]]
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*''P. m. saturatus'':
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:*North-eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Uganda]], western [[Kenya]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], and north-western [[Tanzania]]
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*''P. m. matschiei'':
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:*South East Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania, eastern [[Angola]], northern [[Zambia]] and northern [[Malawi]]
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*''P. m. reichenowi'':
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:West [[Angola]]
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*''P. m. damarensis'':
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:*Extreme southern Angola to northern [[Namibia]] and north-central [[Botswana]]
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*''P. m. transvaalensis'':
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:*South Zambia to northern [[Mozambique]], eastern Botswana and northern [[South Africa]]
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==Habitat==
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A wide variety of woodland habitats, including riparian. Always near water.
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==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Their varied diet consists of fruits, seeds, nuts, berries, and cultivated crops.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018)
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#The Beauty of Birds
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==External Links==
 
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Revision as of 22:31, 26 November 2018

Photo © by Amesta
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, June, 2016
Poicephalus meyeri

Alternative name: Brown Parrot

Identification

21–25 cm (8¼-9¾ in)

  • Brown Head, back, wings and tail
  • Green (sometimes turquoise) belly and rump
  • Yellow wash over underparts
  • Yellow thighs

Distribution

Juvenile
Photo © by volker sthamer
Ruaha NP, Tanzania, September 2018

Central and eastern sub-Saharan Africa:
Western Africa: found in Mali, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 6 subspecies[1]:

  • P. m. meyeri:
  • P. m. saturatus:
  • P. m. matschiei:
  • South East Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania, eastern Angola, northern Zambia and northern Malawi
  • P. m. reichenowi:
West Angola
  • P. m. damarensis:
  • P. m. transvaalensis:

Habitat

A wide variety of woodland habitats, including riparian. Always near water.

Behaviour

Diet

Their varied diet consists of fruits, seeds, nuts, berries, and cultivated crops.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2018)
  3. The Beauty of Birds

Recommended Citation

External Links

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