| Meyer's
Parrot |
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Bird Orders |
|
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Brown Parrot, Sudan Brown
Parrot |
Alternate name |
|
Poicephalus meyeri |
Scientific
name |
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Psittaciformes |
Order |
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Psittacidae |
Family
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| 21 cm |
Length |
| Dry savanna
& arable land, between 600 - 1,350 m, in:-
Angola,
Botswana,
Burundi,
Central African Republic,
Cameroon,
Chad,
Democratic Rep. of Congo,
Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mali,
Namibia,
Rwanda,
South Africa,
Sudan,
Swaziland,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia &
Zimbabwe |
Habitat-Altitude-Range |
| 2(3-4)
Glossy white eggs, incubation by the female 28 days, fledging in 60 days,
both parents care for young. |
Clutch |
| Fruit,
nuts and seed, leguminous tree seeds,
grain, insects & larvae. |
Food |
|
gregarious when feeding
and roosting. |
Habits |
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1499 |
World Number |
| Least Concern |
Status |
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