Rueppell's Parrot
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| Poicephalus rueppellii (Gray, 1849) |
Rueppell's Parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii) is a bird that is endemic in Africa from central Namibia to southwest Angola. It lives in savanna where there are trees or in dry woodland. It is more common near to streams or rivers.
Rueppell's Parrot is about 8.5 inches (or 22 cm) long. It has an overall dark brown colour and its head is dark greyish. Both adult male and female birds have some yellow feathers in their wings and yellow feathers covering their upper legs. They are sexually dimorphic; adult female birds have blue feathers on the lower back and the rump, whilst male birds loose this blue feather colouration as they become mature.
It is a protected species, listed on CITES appendix 2 since 1981.
The name commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Eduard Rüppell. "ü" (also called u umlaut) is changed to "ue" in English and to a "ue" or "u" in German when the keyboard does not have a "ü".
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Poicephalus rueppellii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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