Timneh parrot
Psittacus timneh Fraser, 1844
The timneh parrot (Psittacus timneh) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh about 333 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Endangered.
Quick facts about the timneh parrot
- Weight
- 333 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the timneh parrot live?
Not recorded
What is the timneh parrot?
The Timneh parrot (Psittacus timneh), also known as the Timneh grey parrot or Timneh African grey parrot, is a West African parrot. Formerly classified as a subspecies of the grey parrot Psittacus erithacus timneh, it is now considered a full species Psittacus timneh. In aviculture, it is often referred to by the initials TAG and is commonly kept as a companion parrot.
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Is the timneh parrot endangered?
The timneh parrot is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List: it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Endangered species.
How is the timneh parrot classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusPsittacus
- SpeciesPsittacus timneh Fraser, 1844
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- Gray parrot (timneh)English
- Grey parrot (timneh)English
- TAGEnglish
- Timneh African gray parrotEnglish
- Timneh gray parrotEnglish
- Timneh grey parrotEnglish
- ببغاء تيمنهArabic
- lloro gris cua de vinagreCatalan
- papoušek liberijskýCzech
- Brunhalet GråpapegøjeDanish
- TimnehpapageiGerman
- Timneh-GraupapageiGerman
- timneha papagoEsperanto
- Loro timnehSpanish
- TuhkapapukaijaFinnish
- Perroquet timnehFrench
- kestenjastorepi žakoCroatian
- kis jákópapagájHungarian
- Timneh-szürkepapagájHungarian
- Mažoji pilkoji papūgaLithuanian
- ടിംനെഹ് പാരറ്റ്Malayalam
- Кӱрен пачан жакоWestern Mari
- Eʼeʼaahjí Naakaii Łizhiní Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ tsídii yáłtiʼí łibáhígííNavajo
- TimnehpapegaaiDutch
- sotjakoNorwegian
- Vestlig jakoNorwegian
- żako mniejszaPolish
- ٹمنے طوطاWestern Panjabi
- papagaio-timnehPortuguese
- Papagaio-Cinzento-de-TimnehPortuguese
- papagaio-cinzento-dos-timenésPortuguese
- Бурохвостый жакоRussian
- papagáj timnehSlovak
- Papagáj sivý timnehSlovak
- temnejakoSwedish
- Västlig jakoSwedish
- папуга бурохвостийUkrainian
- 西非灰鹦鹉Chinese
- 獅子山棕頸鸚鵡Chinese
- 非洲灰鸚鵡Chinese
Relatives of the timneh parrot
Other species in the same genus Psittacus.
CompareTimneh parrot vs Grey parrotTimneh parrot vs Psittacus auroraeTimneh parrot vs Psittacus caerulocephalusTimneh parrot vs Psittacus erythroleucus
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the timneh parrot?
An adult timneh parrot weighs 333 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the timneh parrot endangered?
The timneh parrot is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the timneh parrot?
The timneh parrot (Psittacus timneh) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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