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Red-fronted parrot

Poicephalus gulielmi (Jardine, 1849)

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The red-fronted parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 260 g to 290 g and live up to 21 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-fronted parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi)
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Quick facts about the red-fronted parrot

Weight
260 g – 290 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
21 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
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 red-fronted parrot live?

Not recorded

What is the red-fronted parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-fronted parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi), also known as Jardine's parrot, is a medium-sized mainly green parrot distributed across wide areas of Africa. It has three subspecies. The extent and shade of the red or orange plumage on its head, thighs, and bend of wings vary depending on the subspecies.

They are popular as pets, partly because of their ability to mimic speech and copy sounds. Trapping of wild birds for the pet trade is a potential threat to wild populations; however, they are protected by CITES (appendix II) making the trade, import and export of all wild-caught parrots illegal.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-fronted parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-fronted_parrot&oldid=1379875416), 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 red-fronted parrot endangered?

The red-fronted 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 red-fronted parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusPoicephalus
  7. SpeciesPoicephalus gulielmi (Jardine, 1849)

Synonyms Eupsittacus gulielmi, Opopsitta gulielmii, Pionus gulielmi

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Jardine's parrotEnglish
  • Jardine's parrotEnglish
  • RFPAEnglish
  • lloro de front vermellCatalan
  • papoušek konžskýCzech
  • parot talcen coch AffricaWelsh
  • CongopapegøjeDanish
  • KongopapageiGerman
  • Kongo-PapageiGerman
  • ruĝfrunta papagoEsperanto
  • Lorito frentirrojoSpanish
  • mets-moorapapagoiEstonian
  • kongonkaijaFinnish
  • Perroquet à calotte rougeFrench
  • crnorepa papigaCroatian
  • kongópapagájHungarian
  • piroshomlokú afropapagájHungarian
  • Pappagallo fronterossaItalian
  • ズアカハネナガインコJapanese
  • raudonkepurė ilgasparnė papūgaLithuanian
  • CongopapegaaiDutch
  • rødpannepapegøyeNorwegian
  • afrykanka czerwonoczelnaPolish
  • papagaio-de-jardinePortuguese
  • papagaio-de-coroa-vermelhaPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-testa-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Краснолобый попугайRussian
  • Конголезский длиннокрылый попугайRussian
  • papagáj červenočelýSlovak
  • Kongo papagajSerbian
  • kongopapegojaSwedish
  • Kongo PapağanıTurkish
  • папуга-довгокрил червонолобийUkrainian
  • 紅額鸚鵡Chinese
  • 非洲红额鹦鹉Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the red-fronted 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 red-fronted parrot?

An adult red-fronted parrot weighs 260 g – 290 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-fronted parrot endangered?

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

How long does the red-fronted parrot live?

The red-fronted parrot has a recorded lifespan of 21 years.

What kind of animal is the red-fronted parrot?

The red-fronted parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{red_fronted_parrot_2026,
  title = {Red-fronted parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-fronted-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}