Rüppell's Parrot
Poicephalus rueppellii(Gray, GR, 1849)
English (US) Rüppell's Parrot
The Rüppell's Parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii) 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 rueppellii
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rüppell's Parrot
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1849)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Poicephalus rueppellii rueppellii
- Poicephalus rueppellii mariettae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus Rüppellii
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1849)
- Type locality
- Nunez River, French Guinea, error = Damaraland.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.16, no.188 p.125 pl.5
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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