Parrots

Red-bellied Parrot

Poicephalus rufiventris

The Red-bellied Parrot (Poicephalus rufiventris) is a 120 g scrub bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Parrots

Order

Psittaciformes

Weight

120 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Somalia.

Where to see it: Abaarso, Somaliland (Somalia); Samburu NR (General - please use more specific hotspot if possible) (Kenya); Tarangire NP (Tanzania); Ambassador Hotel (Somalia); CCF Somaliland (Somalia).

Photo: (c) Claude Kolwelter, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist