- to H. Strunden,
Poicephalus, from
Ancient Gr****,
means "grey head" (poliós = grey and kephalé = head). Most
species in the
Poicephalus genus are predominantly...
- The
Senegal parrot (
Poicephalus senegalus) is a
parrot which is a
resident breeder across a wide
range of west Africa. It
makes migrations within west...
- The Cape
parrot (
Poicephalus robustus) or Levaillant's
parrot is a large,
temperate forest dwelling parrot of the
genus Poicephalus endemic to
South Africa...
- Meyer's
parrot (
Poicephalus meyeri), also
known as the
brown parrot, is a
species of
parrot native to Africa. A Meyer's
parrot has grey feathers, turquoise...
- Rüppell's
parrot (
Poicephalus rueppellii) or Rueppell's parrot, is a bird that is
endemic to
southwestern Africa from
central Namibia to
southwest Angola...
- The red-fronted
parrot (
Poicephalus gulielmi), also
known as Jardine's parrot, is a medium-sized
mainly green parrot distributed across wide
areas of...
- two
extant genera.
Among the
species is the
iconic grey parrot. The
Poicephalus are
usually green birds with
different colored heads; the
larger Psittacus...
- red-bellied
parrot (
Poicephalus rufiventris) is a
small African parrot about 23 cm (9 in) long of the
genus Poicephalus. The
genus Poicephalus has the greatest...
- The yellow-fronted
parrot (
Poicephalus flavifrons) is a
parrot endemic to the
Ethiopian Highlands. It is a
mostly green with a
yellow head. Relatively...
- The Niam-Niam
parrot (
Poicephalus cr****us) is a
parrot nearly endemic to the
Central African Republic, of the
genus Poicephalus. It is a
mostly green...
