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Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus)
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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Status in the Wild
World Population:Not recorded
Range:
P.s. senegalus: W African dry belt, mostly north of lat 9N, from S Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, including Los Islands and S Mali east to S Burkina Faso and N Nigeria.
P.s. versteri: W African wet zone, north of rainforest belt to lat 9N from Liberia (introduced to Monrovia district) and Ivory Coast east to W Nigeria.
P.s. mesotypus: E and NE Nigeria, to N Cameroon, south to Adamawa Plateau, SW Chad, and possibly NE Central African Republic.
Habitat:
Found in wide range of wooded areas from open farmland with scattered trees to closed-canopy forests. Up to 1200m (3936 ft).
Threat Summary:
Heavily traded in wild bird trade.
IUCN Rating:
Least concern
Wild Diet:
Takes fruit, buds, seeds; also crop items such as millet and peanuts.
CITES Rating:
Appendix II
Ecology:
Mostly sedentary, but will visit rainy areas. Usually found below 1000m (3280 ft). Social outside breeding season. Usually seen in pairs but also in flocks up to 20 or more to feed.
Clutch and Egg Size:
2 to 4 eggs, 29.5 x 26.0mm (1.1 x 1 in).
Breeding Season:
Gambia and Senegal: April, May, August and September and from November to February. Mali: May-October.
More Info Sites:
http://www.upatsix.com/faq/poiceph.htmz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_Parrot
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