Parrots and Allies
Order: Psittaciformes. Family: Psittacidae
Parrots are small to large birds with a generally erect stance and a characteristic curved beak shape. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull. 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 9 species which occur in Kenya.
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (I)
- Red-headed Lovebird Agapornis pullarius
- Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri (I)
- Yellow-collared Lovebird Agapornis personatus (I)
- Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
- 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 Kenya
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