Lovebirds, Parakeets and Parrots
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, nine in Southern Africa.
Poicephalus
- Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus
- Grey-headed Parrot Poicephalus fuscicollis
- Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri
- Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
- Rüppell's Parrot Poicephalus rueppellii
Agapornis
- Peach-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis
- Lilian's Lovebird Agapornis lilianae
- Black-cheeked Lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis
Psittacula
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri introduced
Read more about this topic: List Of Southern African Birds
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“And the chandeliers are neat . . .
But their mignon, marblish glare!
We are cold, the parrots cried,
In a place so debonair.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)