Female © Fikret Ataşalan
Male © John C Sullivan
Male and female © Fikret Ataşalan
Male © Dan Brown

Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris

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Identification

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A chunky, mid-sized parrot with a big bill and a short tail. Males have a large orange patch on the underparts and underwings. Females are much plainer. Found in savanna and woodland habitat, often around fruiting trees, usually in pairs. The calls include screaming notes and quieter whistles. Similar to Meyer’s and Brown-headed Parrots, but males separated by the orange in their plumage, and females by their lack of a yellow underwing patch.

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