About the Rüppell's Parrot
Rüppell's parrot or Rueppell's parrot, is a bird that is endemic to southwestern Africa from central Namibia to southwest Angola. It lives in savanna where there are trees or in dry woodland. It is more common near streams or rivers. The name commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Eduard Rüppell.
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Rüppell's parrot is 22–25 cm (8.7–9.8 in) long and weighs 121–156 g (4.3–5.5 oz). It has an overall black color. Both adult male and female birds have some yellow feathers on the leading edge of the wings, and yellow feathers covering their upper legs; in immature birds, the yellow is dull or missing. It is sexually dimorphic; adult female birds have blue feathers on the lower back and the rump, while male birds lose this blue feather coloration as they become mature.
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Where the Rüppell's Parrot lives
When to see the Rüppell's Parrot
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiThe red-fronted parrot is 28 cm (11 in) long.
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.
Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisThe red-bellied parrot is a small parrot about 23 cm (9 in) long and weights 140 g (5 oz).
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