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Brown-headed parrot

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus (W. Peters, 1854)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The brown-headed parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 133.5 g to 147 g and live up to 32.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Brown-headed parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus)
Photo: Henry Flower · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the brown-headed parrot

Weight
133.5 g – 147 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
32.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.75src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the brown-headed parrot live?

Not recorded

What is the brown-headed parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The brown-headed parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus) is a south-eastern African parrot.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown-headed parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown-headed_parrot&oldid=1347150765), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the brown-headed parrot endangered?

The brown-headed parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the brown-headed parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusPoicephalus
  7. SpeciesPoicephalus cryptoxanthus (W. Peters, 1854)

Synonyms Poicephalus cyptoxanthus, Poicephalus fuscicapillus, Psittacus cryptoxanthus

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • BHPAEnglish
  • BruinkoppapegaaiAfrikaans
  • GroenbosveldpapegaaiAfrikaans
  • Lloro capbrúCatalan
  • lloro de PetersCatalan
  • papoušek hnědohlavýCzech
  • parot penfrownWelsh
  • Brunhovedet PapegøjeDanish
  • BraunkopfpapageiGerman
  • brunkapa papagoEsperanto
  • Lorito cabecipardoSpanish
  • Loro de cabeza marrónSpanish
  • võsa-moorapapagoiEstonian
  • mosambikinkaijaFinnish
  • Perroquet à tête bruneFrench
  • תוכי חום-ראשHebrew
  • smeđoglava papigaCroatian
  • barnafejű papagájHungarian
  • barnafejű afropapagájHungarian
  • Pappagallo testabrunaItalian
  • チャガシラハネナガインコJapanese
  • rudagalvė ilgasparnė papūgaLithuanian
  • Кӹрӓн вуян кужы шылдыран попугайWestern Mari
  • brunhodepapegøyeNorwegian
  • afrykanka brunatnogłowaPolish
  • پؤرا سر طوطاWestern Panjabi
  • papagaio-de-cabeça-castanhaPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Буроголовый попугайRussian
  • Буроголовый длиннокрылый попугайRussian
  • papagáj hnedohlavýSlovak
  • Smeđoglavi poicefalus papagajSerbian
  • brunhuvad papegojaSwedish
  • Boz Başlı PapağanTurkish
  • папуга-довгокрил буроголовийUkrainian
  • 褐头鹦鹉Chinese
  • 褐頭鸚鵡Chinese

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the brown-headed parrot?

An adult brown-headed parrot weighs 133.5 g – 147 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown-headed parrot endangered?

The brown-headed parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the brown-headed parrot live?

The brown-headed parrot has a recorded lifespan of 32.1 years.

What kind of animal is the brown-headed parrot?

The brown-headed parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{brown_headed_parrot_2026,
  title = {Brown-headed parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-headed-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}