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;[[: Category:Psittacus|Psittacus]] erithacus | ;[[: Category:Psittacus|Psittacus]] erithacus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Humid, tropical [[Africa]]. | + | Humid, tropical [[Africa]]: |
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]] [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]] [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]] <br /> | ||
| + | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po), [[Sao Tome]], [[Principe]] | ||
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| + | Popular cage pet, escapes can turn up anywhere. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Two subspecies are recognized: '' | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== |
| + | Two subspecies are recognized: | ||
| + | *''P. e. timneh'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Guinea]] to [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Mali]] and western [[Ivory Coast]] | ||
| + | *''P. e. erithacus'': | ||
| + | :*[[Ivory Coast]] to [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], [[Príncipe]], [[São Tomé]] and [[Bioko]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Psittacus+erithacus}} | {{GSearch|Psittacus+erithacus}} | ||
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| + | {{Video|Grey_Parrot}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Psittacus]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Psittacus]] | ||
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- Psittacus erithacus
Identification
Distribution
Humid, tropical Africa:
Western Africa: Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea Gabon, Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po), Sao Tome, Principe
Popular cage pet, escapes can turn up anywhere.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Two subspecies are recognized:
- P. e. timneh:
- Southern Guinea to Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali and western Ivory Coast
- P. e. erithacus:
Habitat
Behaviour
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey Parrot. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Parrot
External Links
