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Brown-necked parrot

Poicephalus fuscicollis (Kuhl, 1820)

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The brown-necked parrot (Poicephalus fuscicollis) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 318 g to 340.8 g and live up to 29.7 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Brown-necked parrot (Poicephalus fuscicollis)
Photo: JMK · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the brown-necked parrot

Weight
318 g – 340.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
29.7 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
26 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3src 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-necked parrot live?

Not recorded

What is the brown-necked parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The brown-necked parrot (Poicephalus fuscicollis), sometimes known in aviculture as the uncape parrot, is a large Poicephalus parrot species endemic to Africa.

It consists of two subspecies: the savanna-dwelling brown-necked parrot (P. fuscicollis fuscicollis) and grey-headed parrot (P. f. suahelicus) subspecies. It formerly included the Cape parrot (now Poicephalus robustus) as a subspecies before the Cape parrot was re-classified as a distinct species.

From the Wikipedia article “Brown-necked parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brown-necked_parrot&oldid=1378891782), 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-necked parrot endangered?

The brown-necked 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. What the categories mean.

How is the brown-necked parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusPoicephalus
  7. SpeciesPoicephalus fuscicollis (Kuhl, 1820)

Synonyms Poeocephalus kintampoensis, Poeocephalus rubricapillus, Poicephalus robustus kintampoensis, Poicephalus robustus rubricapillus, Poicephalus suahelicus fuscicollis, Psittacus fuscicollis

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • GHPAEnglish
  • Grey-headed parrotEnglish
  • SavannepapegaaiAfrikaans
  • papoušek šedohlavýCzech
  • Brunnakket PapegøjeDanish
  • GraukopfpapageiGerman
  • brunkola papagoEsperanto
  • Lorito RobustoSpanish
  • IsoafrikankaijaFinnish
  • Perroquet à cou brunFrench
  • barnanyakú afropapagájHungarian
  • Pappagallo collobrunoItalian
  • ハネナガインコJapanese
  • BruinnekpapegaaiDutch
  • gråhodepapegøyeNorwegian
  • afrykanka brązowogłowaPolish
  • papagaio-de-cabeça-castanhaPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-pescoço-castanhoPortuguese
  • Сероголовый попугайRussian
  • Сероголовый коричневошеий попугайRussian
  • papagáj hnedokrkýSlovak
  • Kapski papagajSerbian
  • beigehuvad papegojaSwedish
  • Boz Enseli PapağanTurkish
  • папуга-довгокрил бурошиїйUkrainian
  • 褐颈鹦鹉Chinese
  • 好望角灰頸鸚鵡Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the brown-necked parrot

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the brown-necked parrot?

An adult brown-necked parrot weighs 318 g – 340.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the brown-necked parrot endangered?

The brown-necked 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-necked parrot live?

The brown-necked parrot has a recorded lifespan of 29.7 years.

What kind of animal is the brown-necked parrot?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{brown_necked_parrot_2026,
  title = {Brown-necked parrot (Poicephalus fuscicollis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-necked-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}