Parrots (Psittacidae)
Rueppell's Parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii) - HBW 4, p. 415
French: Perroquet de Rüppell
German: Rüppellpapagei
Spanish: Lorito de Rüppell
Taxonomy: Psittacus Rüppellii G. R. Gray, 1849, Nunez River, French Guinea; error = Damaraland.
Forms a superspecies with P. meyeri, P. cryptoxanthus and P. crassus, and possibly others. Monotypic.
Distribution: SW Angola and N & C Namibia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair in a tree Locality Namibia (Monotypic species)
Max Roth 31 October 2000 6 years ago 19 sec 4.6 -
A dorsal view of a perched female, preening. Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 August 2006 2 years ago 30 sec 3
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One adult
Locality Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
Rémi Bigonneau 20 April 2010 12 weeks ago 3.7 -
One adult (right) and two young birds
Locality Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia
Rémi Bigonneau 20 April 2010 12 weeks ago 3.2 -
Adult bird on a branch.
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 20 October 2007 2 years ago 2.3
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In flight. Dry river bed at Nainais (between Spitzkoppe and Uis). Locality Brandberg Mountain, Erongo Region, Namibia
(Monotypic species)
Charles Hesse 13 November 2009 2 years ago 4
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