Parrots, Macaws 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 11 species which occur in Tanzania.
- Gray-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus (I)
- Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
- Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri (E as breeder)
- Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus (E)
- Lilian's Lovebird Agapornis lilianae
- Gray Parrot Psittacus erithacus
- Brown-necked Parrot Poicephalus robustus
- Red-fronted Parrot Poicephalus gulielmi
- Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
- Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
- Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tanzania
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