Meyer's Parrot
Poicephalus meyeri(Cretzschmar, PJ, 1827)
English (US) Meyer's Parrot
The Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri) 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 meyeri
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Meyer's Parrot
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Poicephalus meyeri meyeri
- Poicephalus meyeri saturatus
- Poicephalus meyeri matschiei
- Poicephalus meyeri reichenowi
- Poicephalus meyeri damarensis
- Poicephalus meyeri transvaalensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus Meyeri
- Described by
- (Cretzschmar, PJ, 1827)
- Type locality
- Kordofan.
- Original description
- Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Erste Abtheilung. Zoologie. Vögel (1826) p.18 pl.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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