Parrots and Allies
Order: Psittaciformes. Family: Psittacidae
Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and the have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back. There are 335 species worldwide and 7 species which occur in Equatorial Guinea.
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
- Black-collared Lovebird Agapornis swinderniana
- Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
- Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi
- Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
- Niam-Niam Parrot Poicephalus crassus
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Equatorial Guinea
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