Brown-headed Parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus)
Illustration redrawn by AI from a real photograph

Brown-headed Parrot

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus (Peters, W, 1854)

140 gWeight

The brown-headed parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus) is a south-eastern African parrot.

Busiest months: October · Most records: South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Brown-headed Parrot has been recorded at 61 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kruger NP – Satara CampSouth Africa621 records
  2. Kruger NP – Skukuza CampSouth Africa344 records
  3. Kruger NP – Berg-en-Dal CampSouth Africa307 records
More places
  1. Kruger NP – Pretoriuskop Rest CampSouth Africa209 records
  2. Kruger NP – Lower Sabie Rest CampSouth Africa144 records
  3. Kruger NP – Mahonie Loop/S99South Africa117 records
  4. Kruger NP – Punda Maria CampSouth Africa117 records
  5. Kruger NP – Letaba CampSouth Africa110 records
  6. Kruger NP – H7/Orpen-Satara RoadSouth Africa109 records
  7. Kruger NP – Lower Sabie-Nkuhlu RoadSouth Africa104 records

Countries and regions with the most records

South AfricaMozambiqueMalawiTanzaniaZimbabweKenyaEswatini

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The brown-headed parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus) is a south-eastern African parrot.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Brown-headed Parrot?

The Brown-headed Parrot weighs around 140 g.

Where does the Brown-headed Parrot live?

Its breeding range: Africa: southeastern. It is most often recorded in South Africa, Mozambique and Malawi.

When is the best time to see the Brown-headed Parrot?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in October (Southern Hemisphere).

Is the Brown-headed Parrot endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Brown-headed Parrot as Least Concern.

What does the Brown-headed Parrot eat?

Main food: Omnivore.

What family is the Brown-headed Parrot in?

It belongs to the family African & New World Parrots (Psittacidae), order Parrot (Psittaciformes).

At a glance

Weight
140 g
Habitat
Woodland
Diet
Omnivore
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
156 mm
Tail
71 mm
Bill
25 mm
Tarsus
16 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: southeastern

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Parrot Psittaciformes
Family
African & New World Parrots Psittacidae
Genus
Poicephalus

Other birds in the genus Poicephalus

Red-fronted ParrotRed-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiYellow-fronted ParrotYellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifronsBrown-necked ParrotBrown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollisCape ParrotCape ParrotPoicephalus robustusMeyer's ParrotMeyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriRüppell's ParrotRüppell's ParrotPoicephalus rueppelliiNiam-niam ParrotNiam-niam ParrotPoicephalus crassusSenegal ParrotSenegal ParrotPoicephalus senegalusRed-bellied ParrotRed-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisGrey ParrotGrey ParrotPsittacus erithacus
Brown-headed Parrot

Download illustration

Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by lance_robinson. ↗

WebP · 1070 px

Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.

In other languages