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Meyer's parrot

Poicephalus meyeri (Cretzschmar, 1827)

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The meyer's parrot (Poicephalus meyeri) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 113.5 g to 120 g and live up to 34.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Meyer's parrot (Poicephalus meyeri)
Photo: Poicephalus_meyeri_-Zimbabwe_-two-8.jpg : Oce Eeco derivative work: Snowmanradio · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the meyer's parrot

Weight
113.5 g – 120 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
34.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
30 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 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 meyer's parrot live?

Not recorded

What is the meyer's parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Meyer's parrot (Poicephalus meyeri), also known as the brown parrot, is a species of parrot native to Africa. A Meyer's parrot has black feathers, turquoise belly, blue rump, and bright yellow markings on the carpal joint of the wings. Most subspecies have some yellow on the top of the head as well. Forshaw (1989) recognizes six subspecies of P. meyeri which vary in home range, size and in markings, including the extent of yellow markings to the head and wings, and the intensity of turquoise markings on the belly and rump.

From the Wikipedia article “Meyer's parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meyer%27s_parrot&oldid=1380569006), 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 meyer's parrot endangered?

The meyer's 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 meyer's parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusPoicephalus
  7. SpeciesPoicephalus meyeri (Cretzschmar, 1827)

Synonyms Psittacus meyeri

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Brown parrotEnglish
  • MEPAEnglish
  • BosveldpapegaaiAfrikaans
  • lloro de MeyerCatalan
  • papoušek žlutotemennýCzech
  • parot MeyerWelsh
  • Meyer´ PapegøjeDanish
  • Meyers PapegøjeDanish
  • GoldbugpapageiGerman
  • Goldbug-PapageiGerman
  • flavkrona papagoEsperanto
  • Lorito de MeyerSpanish
  • väike-moorapapagoiEstonian
  • afrikankaijaFinnish
  • Perroquet de MeyerFrench
  • smeđa papigaCroatian
  • szavannai afropapagájHungarian
  • Meyer aranyosvállú papagájaHungarian
  • Pappagallo di MeyerItalian
  • ムラクモインコJapanese
  • geltonpetė ilgasparnė papūgaLithuanian
  • Meyers PapegaaiDutch
  • gulissepapegøyeNorwegian
  • afrykanka złotoplamaPolish
  • papagaio-castanhoPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-meyerPortuguese
  • Желтолобый попугайRussian
  • Мейеров длиннокрылый попугайRussian
  • papagáj hnedýSlovak
  • Mejerov papagajSerbian
  • stäppapegojaSwedish
  • savannpapegojaSwedish
  • Meyer PapağanıTurkish
  • HeghaTswana
  • PapalagaeTswana
  • папуга-довгокрил жовтоплечийUkrainian
  • 棕鸚鵡Chinese
  • 褐鹦鹉Chinese

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Relatives of the meyer's parrot

Other species in the same genus Poicephalus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the meyer's parrot?

An adult meyer's parrot weighs 113.5 g – 120 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the meyer's parrot endangered?

The meyer's parrot is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the meyer's parrot live?

The meyer's parrot has a recorded lifespan of 34.2 years.

What kind of animal is the meyer's parrot?

The meyer's parrot (Poicephalus meyeri) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{meyer_s_parrot_2026,
  title = {Meyer's parrot (Poicephalus meyeri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/meyer-s-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}