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Red-bellied Parrot
Also Known As: Orange-bellied Parrot, African Orange-bellied Parrot, Red-breasted Parrot, Abyssinian Parrot
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Did You Know?
The male of this species has a bright orange/red belly, whereas the female's abdomen is the same brown/grey colouration as the head. This is the reverse of the Ruppell's parrot, another African species, where the female is the more brightly coloured.
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Species Profile
Genus:Poicephalus
Species:
rufiventris
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 22cm (8.6 in) | 113-142g (4-5 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Male-grey/brown, with varying tinges of brown/orange on cheeks and breast; orange lower breast, abdomen and underwing coverts; pale green/blue thighs and lower flanks to undertail coverts; yellow/green rump and upper tail coverts with blue suffusion. Bill grey/black. Cere and eye ring bare and brown/grey. Eye orange/red. Female-green lower breast to undertail coverts; green rump and upper tail coverts, blue suffusion absent.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adult female, but in general paler and duller; in male orange wash on underwing coverts and breast. Cere and eye ring bare and paler grey. Eye brown.
Call: Calls made in flight sharp and high-pitched, repeated intermittently. Also a lower-pitched, more gutteral note.
Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
Central Pets
PetCo Care Sheet
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1503&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
Psittacine Aviculture, Schubot, Clubb and Clubb, 1992.
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