Brown-necked Parrot
Poicephalus fuscicollis(Kuhl, H, 1820)
English (US) Brown-necked Parrot
The Brown-necked Parrot (Poicephalus fuscicollis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittacidae (African and New World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Poicephalus fuscicollis
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown-necked Parrot
- Described by
- (Kuhl, H, 1820)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Poicephalus fuscicollis fuscicollis
- Poicephalus fuscicollis suahelicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus fuscicollis
- Described by
- (Kuhl, H, 1820)
- Type locality
- No locality = Gambia.
- Original description
- Nova Acta Physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum 10 p.93
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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