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Grey
parrot |
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African Grey
parrot |
Alternate name |
| Psittacus erithacus |
Scientific
name |
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Psittaciformes |
Order |
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Psittacidae |
Family
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| 33 cm |
Length |
| Tropical
moist & swamp forest, also mangroves, dryer forest, savanna, plantations &
rural gardens, up to 2.200m in:-
Angola,
Benin,
Burundi,
Cameroon,
Central African Republic,
Congo,
Democratic Rep. of Congo,
Equatorial
Guinea, ,
Gabon,
Ghana,
Guinea-Bissau, [Gulf
of Guinea Islands:-
Bioko,
Principe,
Sao Tome,]
Ivory Coast,
Kenya,
Liberia,
Nigeria,
Rwanda,
Sierra Leone,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
Togo &
Uganda.[Introduced
into:- Lesser
Antilles,
Martinique
&
Windward Islands,] |
Habitat-Altitude-Range |
| 2 - 3 White
eggs, incubation 21 - 30 days, fledging 80 days. |
Clutch |
|
Fruitt, seed
and nuts. |
Food |
| gregarious.A
very clever bird. |
Habits |
| 1494 |
World Number |
| Near Threatened |
Status |
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