Psittaciformes / Psittacidae / Poicephalus

Meyer's Parrot

Poicephalus meyeri

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Kobus Meyer · CC_BY_4_0

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

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

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.