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| + | [[Image:DSC 0725 bearbeitet-1.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Female left, male right<br />Photo by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Yergalem, [[Ethiopia]], November 2012]] | ||
| + | '''Disambiguation''': For the Amazon parrot that once was known by the same name, see '''[[Yellow-crowned Parrot]]''' | ||
;[[:Category:Poicephalus|Poicephalus]] flavifrons | ;[[:Category:Poicephalus|Poicephalus]] flavifrons | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Length 28 cm. A green parrot with a yellow head. The eye is pale with a blackish eye ring. The upper mandible is brownish-grey and the lower mandible is pale horn. | + | Length 28 cm.<br /> |
| + | A green parrot with a yellow head. The eye is pale with a blackish eye ring. The upper mandible is brownish-grey and the lower mandible is pale horn. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Africa]]: endemic to [[Ethiopia]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. but some authorities<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> recognize subspecies ''P. f. flavifrons'' and ''P. f. aurantiiceps'' | |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Montane riverine forest from 300m; also lowland sub-tropical humid forests. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Very little is known but they have been observed feeding on fruits. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Poicephalus+flavifrons}} | {{GSearch|Poicephalus+flavifrons}} | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Poicephalus]] | |
| − | [[Category:Birds | ||
Latest revision as of 20:47, 9 January 2021
Disambiguation: For the Amazon parrot that once was known by the same name, see Yellow-crowned Parrot
- Poicephalus flavifrons
Identification
Length 28 cm.
A green parrot with a yellow head. The eye is pale with a blackish eye ring. The upper mandible is brownish-grey and the lower mandible is pale horn.
Distribution
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1]. but some authorities[2] recognize subspecies P. f. flavifrons and P. f. aurantiiceps
Habitat
Montane riverine forest from 300m; also lowland sub-tropical humid forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Very little is known but they have been observed feeding on fruits.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-fronted Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-fronted_Parrot
