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Rüppell's parrot

Poicephalus rueppellii (G. R. Gray, 1849)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The rüppell's parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 110 g to 116.8 g and live up to 34.3 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rüppell's parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii)
Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rüppell's parrot

Weight
110 g – 116.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
34.3 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.45 – 3.9src 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

Photos of the rüppell's parrot

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Rüppell's parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii)
Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the rüppell's parrot live?

Not recorded

What is the rüppell's parrot?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Rüppell's parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii) or Rueppell's parrot, is a bird that is endemic to southwestern Africa from central Namibia to southwest Angola. It lives in savanna where there are trees or in dry woodland. It is more common near streams or rivers. The name commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Eduard Rüppell.

From the Wikipedia article “Rüppell's parrot” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=R%C3%BCppell%27s_parrot&oldid=1379735938), 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 rüppell's parrot endangered?

The rüppell'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. What the categories mean.

How is the rüppell's parrot classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusPoicephalus
  7. SpeciesPoicephalus rueppellii (G. R. Gray, 1849)

Synonyms Poicephalus rüppellii, Psittacus rueppellii, Psittacus rüppellii

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • Rüppell's parrotEnglish
  • Rueppell's parrotEnglish
  • RUPAEnglish
  • BloupenspapegaaiAfrikaans
  • lloro de RüppellCatalan
  • papoušek hnědýCzech
  • parot RüppellWelsh
  • SkiferpapegøjeDanish
  • RüppellpapageiGerman
  • Rüppell-PapageiGerman
  • flavŝultra papagoEsperanto
  • Lorito de RüpellSpanish
  • Lorito de RüppellSpanish
  • tuhk-moorapapagoiEstonian
  • angolankaijaFinnish
  • Perroquet de RüppellFrench
  • žutoramena papigaCroatian
  • rüppell-afropapagájHungarian
  • Rüppell kékfarú papagájaHungarian
  • Pappagallo di RüppellItalian
  • クロクモインコJapanese
  • Riupelio ilgasparnė papūgaLithuanian
  • Rüppells PapegaaiDutch
  • ovambopapegøyeNorwegian
  • afrykanka niebieskorzytnaPolish
  • papagaio-azuladoPortuguese
  • papagaio-de-rüppellPortuguese
  • Желтоногий попугайRussian
  • Длиннокрылый попугай РюппеляRussian
  • papagáj žltokrídlySlovak
  • Ripelov papagajSerbian
  • ovambopapegojaSwedish
  • rüppellpapegojaSwedish
  • Rüppell PapağanıTurkish
  • папуга-довгокрил ангольськийUkrainian
  • 鲁氏鹦鹉Chinese
  • 魯佩氏鸚鵡Chinese

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Relatives of the rüppell's parrot

Other species in the same genus Poicephalus.

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Common questions

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How big is the rüppell's parrot?

An adult rüppell's parrot weighs 110 g – 116.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rüppell's parrot endangered?

The rüppell'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 rüppell's parrot live?

The rüppell's parrot has a recorded lifespan of 34.3 years.

What kind of animal is the rüppell's parrot?

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

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rüppell's parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruppells-parrot

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{ruppells_parrot_2026,
  title = {Rüppell's parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ruppells-parrot},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}