The parrot forum is a forum for parrot owners interested in discussing training, freeflight, health. Yellowfronted parrot poicephalus flavifrons check out the full taxonomy and distribution of yellowfronted parrot on hbw alive. An owner posted a book, with a front cover pic of a cape parrot. Rich, bsmt, dvm there has been a paucity of documentation concerning recognizable diseases and syndromes involving parrot lets, pionus parrots, and poicephalus parrots. Unfortunately, my rescued jardine and meyers still are hooked on sweets. It is a shorttailed mediumsized bird with an oversized beak used to crack all sorts of hard nuts, especially those of yellow pine, and various palms. The uncape parrot of course will need perches that vary from one to two inches. Why buy a poicephalus parrot for sale when you can adopt.
The yellowfronted parrot or yellowfaced parrot poicephalus flavifrons is endemic to africa, specifically northern and central ethiopia. Meyers parrot, poicephalus meyeri, information and bird care. Need a loving home that will give them pellets and fresh buddy was hand fed and super tame until the day i trimmed his wings, he never forgave me, and later gave him a friend. Yellowfronted parrot poicephalus flavifrons exotic birds. Cape parrots are a member of the genus poicephalus and they are native to africa. Pdf diet of the cape parrot, poicephalus robustus, in. Senegal, meyers and other poicephalus parrots small. From 2002 to 2004 the world parrot trust supported marc boussekey and colleagues in ethiopia in preliminary and followup studies to gain more ecological and population information. Yellowfronted parrots poicephalus flavifrons yellowfronted parrots poicephalus flavifrons the first rearing. Syndromes and conditions of parrotlets, pionus parrots, poicephalus, and mynah birds gregory a. Persistent invasion of the territory can lead to painful bites. For small poicephalus 12 up to one inch should be placed at different areas in the cage. A list of poicephalus for sale including brown necked poicephalus, jardines poicephalus, meyers poicephalus, red belly poicephalus, senegal poicephalus, rueppels poicephalus, brown headed poicephalus, toggle navigation. Poicephalus parrot overview african queen aviaries.
The species is sexually dimorphic, with females sporting the bright orange frontal patch on the forehead. Poicephalus parrots are shy, quiet parrots from africa. Meyers parrot is related to another popular african parrot, the senegal parrot poicephalus senegalus. Now he is aggressive towards me hand fed, very playful and weaned. It has a mediumwide gray eyering often fades to white in captivity, a splay of creamwhite feathers on its upper neck, a pinkishred tinge to the belly, and red undertail coverts. We have found, since breeding them in captivity, parentraised youngsters will have adult eye color just a few weeks after leaving the nest. Hbw alive contains information on descriptive notes, voice, habitat, food and feeding, breeding, movements, status and conservation plus a list of bibliographical references for this species account.
Most recent authorities treat it as monotypic, but some recognized two slightly different subspecies, p. Fifteen years of annual cape parrot poicephalus robustus. Senegal parrot male and female looking for a wonderful home. In order to preserve the subspecies, it is hoped that breeders make an attempt at matching up samespecies birds. Abundance and activity of the cape parrot poicephalus robustus in afromontane forests in. The senegal poicephalus senegalus is found from senegal to the ivory coast, and the redbellieds poicephalus rufiventris range is the starving, desolate countries of somalia and eastern ethiopia. The confidence that makes these small parrots endearing also translates into fearlessness when it comes to territorial behavior. A poicephalus parrot defending a territory may fluff up feathers, pin eyes and march or climb around its cage when an undesired person enters his space. Niamniam parrot not known in captivity poicephalus crassus yellowfaced parrot not found in captivity poicephalus flavifrons vasa parrot coracopsis greater vasa c. Poicephalus flavifrons flavifrons nominate form range. They pay back our care with their nice temperament and by the joy from their breeding.
Frank indiviglio in bird behavior, bird conservation, bird species profiles december 28, 2010 comments off on senegal, meyers and other poicephalus. In the year 2001, after much research and dna testing the cape parrot poicephalus robustus of south africa was determined to be a distinct, separate species from the other two cape parrots p. Genus poicephalus new taxonomic insights a guide to parrots of the world, juniper and parr, 1998 ml media collection catalogue 96297, yellowfaced parrot poicephalus flavifrons, macaulay, linda, ethiopia, jan. This page was last edited on 17 december 2019, at 03. Click here for more information about the red list categories and criteria justification of red list category this species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the range size criterion extent of occurrence poicephalus robustus has the head, neck and throat brown oliveyellow olive color, with darker spots almost black in some birds, especially in the crown. As sally has been kind enough to ask me to write what will hopefully be a series of articles on different companion bird topics, i would like to mention where and how my opinions have been developed on the birds that i feel comfortable writing about. We raise thus far only the red bellied parrots and the jardines parrots. Several of the species exist in slightly different forms or subspecies.
Their members include red bellied parrots, jardines parrots, senegal parrots, meyers parrots, silver headed parrots and brown necked parrots the latter two have been formally known as cape parrots. African parrot overview jean pattison, 1997 african grey the proper englishman, who doesnt want to get his grey tweed suit mussed. Yellowfronted parrot poicephalus flavifrons birdlife. Bird observations made in muktar mountain forest in december 20january 2014 included six species of global conservation concern, 25 afrotropical highlands biomerestricted species and two ethiopian endemics. The cape parrot is the largest parrot of the african genus poicephalus. Poicephalus parrot overview jean pattison, 2001 where from. Yellowfaced or yellowfronted parrots beauty of birds. The cape parrot of south africa is now known as the only true cape parrot. Senegal, meyers and other poicephalus parrots small size but large rewards. How to teach senegal parrot to step up without biting. The survey strongly suggests that the site qualifies as a highland biome important bird area. The remiges and tail are blue, with the latter red at the base.
Free information about parrots instead of book or dvd. Yellowfronted parrot poicephalus flavifrons parrot. Its species name is derived from the latin words flavus yellow, and frons forehead. Yellowfronted parrot poicephalus flavifrons hbw alive. Syndromes and conditions of parrotlets, pionus parrots. Orangefaced parrots poicephalus flavifrons aurantiiceps range. Find photos of poicephalus parrots for adoption near you. German naturalist eduard ruppell first described the yellowfronted parrot in 1845. The cape parrot poicephalus robustus is a habitat specialist, restricted to forest patches in the eastern cape ec, kwazulunatal kzn and limpopo provinces of south africa. The genus poicephalus belongs to the subfamily psittacinae of the true parrots psittacidae and comprises ten species of parrots native to various regions of the afrotropical realm, which encompasses subsaharan africa, ranging from senegal in the west, ethiopia in the east, and to south africa in the south.
The yellowfaced parrot is endangered in its natural habitat cites ii. Click here for more information about the red list categories and criteria justification of red list category this species has a very large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for vulnerable under the range size criterion extent of occurrence captivity source ref. We will email you when we find a poicephalus parrot in your area for adoption. Poicephalus species poicephalus robustus common name brownnecked parrot lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits maximum longevity 29. Yellowfronted parrot poicephalus flavifrons videos. Browse through available poicephalus parrots bird and parrot for sale by aviaries, breeders and bird rescues. The brownheaded poicephalus cryptoxanthus is in trouble with its small stretch of land in southern african, near the east coast. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Help stop overbreeding, give a healthy poicephalus parrot a home. But, the woman said it says that in the wild, poicephalus parrots eat 100% seeds and nuts. The yellowfronted parrots are very friendly, beautiful and non demanding birds in captivity. The yellowfronted parrot poicephalus flavifrons has the forecrown, crown, lores, the cheeks and earcoverts bright yellow, often with an orange colour wash. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The yellowfronted parrot poicephalus flavifrons is at risk from the loss of its juniperus, podocarpus and acacia forests to illegal logging project and progress.