Brown-headed Parrot
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
Woodland. Pale green body; dark green wings; brown head.
Lovebirds, Parrots
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Common resident. A green parrot with brown head and yellow eyes; in flight shows an apple-green back and yellow underwing coverts. Immature is duller than adult. Small flocks occur in broad-leaved woodland, mixed bushveld and thornveld, feeding in large trees.
Quick Facts
Size
23 cm - M
Names
A: Bruinkoppapegaai
Ss: Heka Ya Hlohosootho
G: Braunkopfpapagei
Bird Family
A well-known group of gregarious birds with hooked bills. They use their feet and bills to clamber about trees. Parrots (including parakeets) feed mainly in trees on fruits and kernels, the latter obtained by cracking the hard pericarps. Lovebirds feed on seeds, grain, berries and flowers, frequently foraging on the ground. All are highly social and utter shrill shrieks.
Distribution
Gallery
Behaviour
Breeding
Habitat
Small 'flocks' occur in 'broad-leaved woodland', mixed bushveld and thornveld, feeding in large trees.
