Brown-necked Parrot

Poicephalus fuscicollis (Kuhl, 1820)

Brown-necked Parrot, Poicephalus fuscicollis, is an African parrot found from west Africa south to Angola, east to Tanzania and north-east South Africa. It is the largest member of its genus and has a fairly big head and bill with a sturdy build. The head is light grey, the upperparts are yellow-green and the underparts are greenish. The nominate form has a bluer sheen than suahelicus. It was described by Kuhl in 1820 and belongs to the Psittacidae. Two subspecies are recognised, and the species was once treated together with the Cape parrot.

Order

Psittaciformes

Family

Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots

Breeding range

Africa: w Africa s to Angola, e to Tanzania and ne South Africa