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Meyer's Parrot  (Poicephalus meyeri)

Also Known As: Brown Parrot, Sudan Brown Parrot
 
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Fledgling Meyer’s Parrot feeding on sausage fruit

Credit: © Steve Boyes
 
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Since 1981, when the Meyer's was listed on Appendix II, 75,387 individuals have been traded on international market.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range:
P.m meyeri: NE Cameroon through S Chad east to S Sudan, W Ethiopia and SW Eritrea.
P.m. transvaalensis: S Zambia and N Mocambique through Zimbabwe to NE Botswana and south to Transvaal, NE Republic of S Africa.
P.m. damarensis: NW Botswana, west to C Namibia and S Angola.
P.m. reichenowi: N and C Angola and SW Democratic Republic of Congo.
P.m. matschiei: SE Democratic Republic of Congo, C and N Zambia and northern Malawi SW Tanzania.
P.m. saturatus: W Tanzania, through Burundi, Rwanda and E Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda and C Kenya, east to Meru.


Habitat:
Occurs in wide variety of woodlands: dry savanna, gallery and riparian woodlands, secondary growth and cultivated areas. Up to 2200m (7216 ft).

Threat Summary:
Generally common in some parts of range, scarce and absent in others. Decline thought to be due to habitat destruction and persecution owing to damage of crops. Also has been heavily trapped for wild bird trade.

IUCN Rating:
Least Concern

Wild Diet:
Eats fruits, nuts and seeds; some leguminous tree seeds. Also takes grain, some insects, including caterpillars.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Found occasionally in suburban areas. Occurs in pairs or groups of up to 50 birds at food sources. Roosts in tree cavities. Shy and wary.

Clutch and Egg Size:
2 to 4, ovate, glossy eggs, 25.5 x 20.0 mm (1 x 0.8 in).

Breeding Season:
March-Jun Zimbabwe; May-September Zambia and Malawi; July Angola; December-January Sudan.

Links to Other Project(s):
http://web.uct.ac.za/depts/stats/adu/p_mozatm.htm

More Info Sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyer%27s_Parrot