Jardine's Parrot

Taxobox
name = Jardine's Parrot
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


image_caption =Pair in captivity
image_width = 300px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Psittaciformes
familia = Psittacidae
subfamilia = Psittacinae
tribus = Psittacini
genus = "Poicephalus"
species = "P. gulielmi"
binomial = "Poicephalus gulielmi"
binomial_authority = (Jardine, 1849)
subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
subdivision = "P. g. gulielmi"
"P. g. fantiensis"
"P. g. massaicus"
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range_map_caption = Approximate ranges of subspecies

Jardine's Parrot ("Poicephalus gulielmi"). also known as the Red-fronted Parrot, is an parrot endemic across wide areas of Africa. It is medium sized, abut 28 cm (11 in) long. There are three subspecies, which are predominantly green. Orange on the top of its head, top of its legs, and angle of its wings vary depending of the subspecies.

Taxonomy

There are three subspecies:
* "P. g. gulielmi", black wings
* "P. g. fantiensis", smaller size
* "P. g. massaicus", less orange

Breeding

The Jardine's Parrot nests in tree cavities. The eggs are white and there are usually three or four in a clutch. The female incubates the eggs for about 27 days and the chicks leave the nest about 80 days after hatching.cite book |first = David| last = Alderton | title = The ultimate encyclopedia of caged and aviary birds | isbn = 184309164X |pages= p. 225| publisher = Hermes House |location = London, England | year = 2003]

Gallery

References

*IUCN2007|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=47993|title=Poicephalus gulielmi|downloaded=3 July 2008

External links

* http://www.wingscc.com/aps/jardine.htm
* http://www.parrots.org/index.php/encyclopedia/profile/jardines_parrot/