Meyer's Parrot

About the Meyer's Parrot

Meyer's parrot, also known as the brown parrot, is a species of parrot native to Africa. A Meyer's parrot has black feathers, turquoise belly, blue rump, and bright yellow markings on the carpal joint of the wings. Most subspecies have some yellow on the top of the head as well. Forshaw (1989) recognizes six subspecies of P. meyeri which vary in home range, size and in markings, including the extent of yellow markings to the head and wings, and the intensity of turquoise markings on the belly and rump.

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Where the Meyer's Parrot lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in Sudan, Eritrea.

When to see the Meyer's Parrot

Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthusThe general plumage colour is green, indeed Sinclair et al., (1993) describe the species as "the greenest parrot of the sub-region". Senegal ParrotPoicephalus senegalusSenegal parrots are about 23 centimetres (9.1 inches) long, weigh about 120 to 170 grams (4.2 to 6.0 ounces). Cape ParrotPoicephalus robustusThe Cape parrot is a short-tailed moderately large bird with a very large beak used to crack all sorts of hard nuts and fruit kernels, especially those of African yellowwood trees (Podocarpus spp.).