Parrots

Meyer's Parrot

Poicephalus meyeri

The Meyer's Parrot (Poicephalus meyeri) is a 117 g grassland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Parrots

Order

Psittaciformes

Weight

117 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

13

Recorded in Kenya, Botswana, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Namibia, South Africa, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Malawi, Mozambique.

Where to see it: Lake Mburo NP (Uganda); Akagera NP · Southern Area (Rwanda); Akagera NP · Pls if possible, use more specific locations. (Rwanda); Okavango Delta · Xaro Lodge (Botswana); Chobe NP (Savuti region) (Botswana).

Photo: (c) Tommy Andriollo, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist