Timneh Parrot
Psittacus timnehFraser, L, 1844
English (US) Timneh Parrot
The Timneh Parrot (Psittacus timneh) 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.
Range: southern Guinea to Sierra Leone, Liberia, Mali, and western Ivory CoastRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Psittacus timneh
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered
- English (US)
- Timneh Parrot
- Described by
- Fraser, L, 1844
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus Timneh
- Described by
- Fraser, L, 1844
- Type locality
- Timneh country. Sierra Leone.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.12, no.132 p.38
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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