Meyer’s Parrot
Poicephalus meyeri
Woodland. Back and rump pale blue; head, mantle and wings brown; below green.
Lovebirds, Parrots
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Common resident. Differs from [Brown-headed Parrot] in entirely grey-brown upper parts, head and breast. Has a yellow bar on the forehead, yellow shoulders and some yellow on the underwing coverts. In flight shows blue-green back. Immature has no yellow on forehead and very little on the shoulders. Pairs and small flocks occur in broad-leaved and riverine woodland. This species and Brown-headed Parrot hybridise where their ranges overlap.
Quick Facts
Size
23 cm - M
Names
A: Bosveldpapegaai
G: Goldbugpapagei
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
Pairs and small 'flocks' occur in broad-leaved and riverine woodland.
