Psittaciformes from Africa
IOC (International Ornithology Committee)

NameScientific nameVisits
LovebirdsLovebirds
Vasa ParrotCoracopsis vasa
Black ParrotCoracopsis nigra
Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacus
Timneh ParrotPsittacus timneh
Cape ParrotPoicephalus robustus
Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmi
Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifrons
Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthus
Niam-Niam ParrotPoicephalus crassus
Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri
Rüppell's parrotPoicephalus rueppellii
Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris
Senegal ParrotPoicephalus senegalus
Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canus
Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius
Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta
Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollis
Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatus
Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri
Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianae
Black-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenis
Black-collared LovebirdAgapornis swindernianus
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Reunion ParakeetPsittacula eques
Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollis
Mascarene ParrotMascarinus mascarin
Seychelles Black ParrotCoracopsis barklyi
Seychelles ParakeetPsittacula wardi
Newton's ParakeetPsittacula exsul

Psittaciformes from Africa


The psittaciformes (Psittaciformes) are an order of birds that includes approximately 92 genera with 395 species found mainly in tropical and subtropical areas.

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