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African Species

Below is a list of all the African Parrots, their common name if there is one and the scientific name. Some comments are also provided. To read more information on any specific one, click on the links provided.

Common American Name
if any or other comments

Species Name

Grey

Psittacus erithacus

African Grey - Congo Grey - Red Tail (CAG)

P. e. erithacus

Timneh Grey (TAG)

P. e. timneh

Poicephalus African Parrots

What are the similarities and differences in the Poicephalus Species. Click here for more information.

Brown-Head Parrot

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus

P. c. cryptoxanthus

P. c. tanganyikae

Cape Parrot

Poicephalus robustus

Cape

P. r.

Grey-Headed Parrot (was part of Capes Family)

Poicephalus fusciollis

Brown-Necked

P. f. fusciollis

Grey-Headed

P. f. suahelicus

Jardine's Parrot

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Poicephalus gulielmi

Black Wing

P. g. gulielmi

Greater

P. g. massaicus

Lessor - Most common

P. g. fantiensis

Meyer's Parrot

Poicephalus meyeri

P. m. meyeri

P. m. saturatus

P. m. matschiei

P. m. transvaalensis

P. m. reichenowi

P. m. damarensis

Red-Bellied Parrot

Poicephalus rufiventris

P. r. rufiventris

P. r. pallidus

Senegal Parrot

Poicephalus senegalus

P. s. senegalus

P.s. versteri

P. s. mesotypus

Rüppell's Parrot- rarely found in captivity

Poicephalus rueppelli

Niam-Niam Parrot - not known in captivity

Poicephalus crassus

Yellow-Faced Parrot - not found in captivity

Poicephalus flavifrons

Vasa Parrot

Coracopsis

Greater Vasa

C. vasa

Lesser Vasa or Black Parrot

C. nigra

Love Birds

Agapornis

Grey-headed

A. canus

Red-faced

A. pullarius

Black-winged

A. taranta

Black-collared

A. swindernianus

Peach-faced

A. roseicollis

Fischer's

AA. fischeri

Yellow-collared

A. personatus

Nyasa

A. lilianae

Black-cheeked

A. nigrigenis

Ring Necks

Psittacula krameri

From West African

P. k. krameri

From East African

P. k. parvirostris

From Pakistan & N. India

P. k. borealis

From India to SriLanka

P. k. manillensis

For more detailed information on each species, click on the provided link.

Visual Sexing Senegals
Please visit our Senegal page on the Visual Sexing of Senegals and take our short Senegal Survey.

Visual Sexing Greys
Have fun visually sexing African Greys.

Jardine's Parrot Home Page
Jardine's Parrot Home Page and site sponsored by the APS. The site includes the Jardine's FLOCK.