#0888 · 🐦 birds

Senegal Parrot

🇳🇱 Senegalpapegaai ·Poicephalus senegalus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Arjan Haverkamp · CC BY 4.0
2. © Juan Emilio · CC BY-SA 4.0
3. © Yavuz Korkmaz · CC BY 4.0
4. © Mikael Bauer · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © William Haun · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Juan Emilio · CC BY-SA 4.0
7. © Allan Hopkins · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. © Emőke Dénes · CC BY-SA 4.0
9. © Poicephalus_senegalus.jpg · CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Senegal parrot ( Poicephalus senegalus ) is a Poicephalus parrot which is a resident breeder across a wide range of west Africa. It makes migrations within west Africa, according to the availability of the fruit, seeds and blossoms which make up its diet. It is considered a farm pest in Africa, often feeding on maize or millet. It is popular in aviculture.

base stats

NL sightings 7iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 874iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).