Rueppell's Parrot

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Rueppell's Parrot	Home Bird Orders
	Brown Parrot, Damara Parrot.	Alternate name
	Poicephalus rueppellii	Scientific name
	Psittaciformes	Order
	Psittacidae	Family
	22–25 cm	Length
	Tropical dry forest, savanna & grassland, often near water, below 1,500m, in:- Angola, Namibia & a vagrant to Botswana.	Habitat-Altitude-Range
	3 -4 White eggs incubation by the female in 28 days fledging atter 68 days. Timing linked to rainfall.	Clutch
	Plant material, flowers, buds, shoots, fruit, seeds, nectare, insects & larvae.	Food
	gregarious found in small groups.	Habits
	1503	World Number
	Least Concern	Status

Photo by Alastair Rae December 9, 2006 © all rights reserved Slideshow courtesy The Friends Of Worldbirds © all rights reserved		Rüppell’s Parrot call of immature (Poicephalus rueppellii) Paul Noakes XC20511 04-08-2006, Namibia
	Follow link to a superb photo collection Ian Fulton all rights reserved

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