Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Parrots, Macaws and Allies :: Meyer's Parrot

Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri

Described by: Cretzschmar (1827)
Alternate common name(s): Brown Parrot
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 15, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 16, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 15, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 15, 2009 © Glen Tepke  Masai Mara, Kenya - Jun 15, 2009 © Glen Tepke 
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Range

Nc. to sc. Africa;
(1) Ne. Cameroon, s. Chad (Lake Chad), Central African Republic, ne. Zaire e. to c. Sudan, w. Ethiopia and Eritrea.
(2) Uganda (Lake Mburu), Rwanda, Burundi, w. Kenya and w. Tanzania.
(3) Se. Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi.
(4) Zimbabwe, ex. cw. Mozambique and e. South Africa (Transvaal).
(5) N. and c. Angola and sw. Zaire.
(6) S. Angola, n. Namibia, n. and e. Botswana and n. South Africa.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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