Meyer's Parrot
Poicephalus meyeri
Taxonomy
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Genus
- Poicephalus
- eBird Code
- meypar1
Vocalizations
Subspecies (6)
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Poicephalus meyeri damarensis
far southern Angola to northern Namibia and north-central Botswana
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Poicephalus meyeri matschiei
southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania, eastern Angola, northern Zambia, and northern Malawi
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Poicephalus meyeri meyeri
northeastern Cameroon to southern Chad, southern Sudan (and South Sudan?), western Ethiopia, and Eritrea
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Poicephalus meyeri reichenowi
western Angola
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Poicephalus meyeri saturatus
northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and northwestern Tanzania
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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.