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Senegal Parrot
Also Known As: Yellow-bellied Senegal Parrot (P.s. senegalus); Yellow-vented Senegal Parrot (P.s. mesotypus); Orange-breasted Senegal Parrot, Orange-bellied Senegal Parrot, Red-vented Senegal Parrot, Scarlet-bellied Senegal Parrot (P.s. versteri)
Senegal Parrot. This bird’s stunning orange vest indicates it is the subspecies P. s. mesotypus normally found in Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad.
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Species Profile
Genus:Poicephalus
Species:
senegalus
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
|---|---|
| 23cm (9 in) | 155g (5.4 oz) |
Races including nominate:
three: P.s. senegalus, P.s. versteri, P.s. mesotypus
Colourization Adult:
P.s. senegalus: both adults mostly green, yellow on rump; head grey with dark crown, yellow lower breast and abdomen, tinged orange in centre; bright yellow underwing coverts and undertail coverts; thighs green. Bill grey; bare cere and eye ring dark grey. Eye yellow.
P.s. versteri: as in senegalus, but darker green upperparts; lower breast to abdomen orange/red in centre. P.s. mesotypus: paler than senegalus; green breast extends more down toward orange abdomen.
Colourization Juvenile: Juvenile generally duller than adult; breast and abdomen green suffusion. Bill pink/white tipped grey. Eye ring pale grey, eye dark brown.
Call: Noisy with large variety of mainly harsh and high-pitched screeches, squawks and whistles. More raucous when excited.
Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1499&m=0
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
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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