Red-fronted Parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi) | Photos and ID

LCLeast ConcernOmnivore

ForestCavity nestMedium · 275 g

Red-fronted Parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Red-fronted Parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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The red-fronted parrot is 28 cm (11 in) long. It is mostly green and has a short black squarish tail. Black feathers on the head, neck, back, and wings have lighter green edges giving a scalloped appearance. The lower mandible is dark grey and the upper mandible has a horn coloured base and a dark grey tip. The irises are red-orange, the eyerings are pinkish-grey, and the legs are grey-brown.

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When to see the Red-fronted Parrot

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Red-fronted Parrot

Regular range

The map shades 11 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Ghana Kenya Tanzania Angola Côte d’Ivoire Cameroon Gabon Central African Republic Nigeria Congo - Kinshasa Congo - Brazzaville

About the Red-fronted Parrot

The red-fronted parrot, also known as Jardine's parrot, is a medium-sized mainly green parrot distributed across wide areas of Africa. It has three subspecies. The extent and shade of the red or orange plumage on its head, thighs, and bend of wings vary depending on the subspecies.

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Easily confused with

Rüppell's ParrotPoicephalus rueppelliiRüppell's parrot is 22–25 cm (8.7–9.8 in) long and weighs 121–156 g (4.3–5.5 oz).

Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisThe red-bellied parrot is a small parrot about 23 cm (9 in) long and weights 140 g (5 oz).

Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifronsThe yellow-fronted parrot is about 28 centimetres (11 in) long and is mostly green with the upper parts being a darker green, the tail being olive-brown, and the legs a dark grey-brown.

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