Meyer's Parrot

Poicephalus meyeri

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Psittacidae
Genus
Poicephalus
eBird Code
meypar1

Vocalizations

Kobus Meyer · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (6)

  • Poicephalus meyeri damarensis

    far southern Angola to northern Namibia and north-central Botswana

  • Poicephalus meyeri matschiei

    southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania, eastern Angola, northern Zambia, and northern Malawi

  • Poicephalus meyeri meyeri

    northeastern Cameroon to southern Chad, southern Sudan (and South Sudan?), western Ethiopia, and Eritrea

  • Poicephalus meyeri reichenowi

    western Angola

  • Poicephalus meyeri saturatus

    northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and northwestern Tanzania

  • Poicephalus meyeri transvaalensis

    southern Zambia to northern Mozambique, eastern Botswana, and northern South Africa

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.