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The 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. The face is orange-yellow. When two subspecies are recognized, the nominate is believed to have yellow to its head and face, while in P. f. aurantiiceps some of the yellow is replaced with orange. The upper beak is brownish-grey and the lower beak is bone coloured, the irises are orange-red, and bare eye-rings and cere are grey. Male and female adults have identical external appearance.
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When to see the Yellow-fronted Parrot
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Yellow-fronted Parrot
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Yellow-fronted Parrot
The yellow-fronted parrot is a parrot endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands. It is a mostly green with a yellow head. Relatively little is known about this bird.
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Easily confused with
Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisThe largest member of its genus, the brown-necked parrot has a relatively large head and bill, and stocky build.
Niam-niam ParrotPoicephalus crassusNiam-Niam parrots are not known to be sexually dimorphic.
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).
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