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African Grey Parrot

Place to admire: Tropical Paradise

Scientific name: Psittacus erithacus

IUCN-status: Endangered

Habitat

The African Grey Parrot is found in the wild in Africa, particularly in Angola, Burundi, Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Tanzania and Uganda. This bird species lives in a tropical climate with subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests and swamp forests.

Appearance

The African Grey Parrot has gray plumage. The feathers look just like scales because of the white edges. At the back and breast, the edges have a dark gray color. The tail and tail feathers contain a bright red color.

The face area is bare, with a whitish color. The bill has a gray to black hue.

Diet

The African Grey Parrot is a herbivore, granivore and frugivore.

This bird species from fruits, nuts and seeds. The African Grey Parrot prefers palm fruits. The diet is sometimes supplemented with flowers and tree bark.

Social behavior

The African Grey Parrot is the smartest Parrot species in the world! From an early age, the birds must learn a series of complex skills in the wild in order to survive.

For example, the youngsters must learn how to distinguish poisonous plant species from desirable food plants, how to defend territory, how to recognize and avoid predators, how to find water, and how to recover the family group if separated. In addition, young birds also learn how to compete with conspecifics, how to defend nest sites and how to raise offspring.

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