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Brown-headed Parrot  (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus)

Also Known As: Concealed-yellow Parrot
 
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Wild Brown-headed Parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus) foraging on seed pods, South Africa

Credit: © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi | http://www.justbirds.org/home.htm
 
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Cryptoxanthus means "concealed yellow" which in the case of the Brown-headed Parrot refers to the yellow on its underwing coverts.

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