Red-bellied Parrot

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Red-bellied Parrot

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Tribe: Psittacini
Genus: Poicephalus
Species: P. rufiventris
Binomial name
Poicephalus rufiventris
(Rüppell, 1845)

The Red-bellied Parrot (Poicephalus rufiventris) is an African parrot. It is a mostly greenish and grey bird with the green being more prominent over its lower surfaces and the grey more prominent over its upper surfaces. Adult birds have green feathers covering the upper portions of their legs, red irises and dark grey beaks. The species is sexually dimorphic; adult males have a bright orange lower chest and abdomen, whilst adult females are greenish on these lower areas.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Alderton, David (2003). The ultimate encyclopedia of caged and aviary birds. Hermes House. ISBN 1-84309-164-X. 
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