Rüppell's parrot, Rueppell's parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii) Description Poicephalus rueppellii
English: An adult female Rüppell's Parrot near Hobatere Lodge, Kamanjab, Namibia.
Date 19 October 2007, 08:27
Source Ruppell's Parrot http://www.flickr.com/photos/sussexbirder/8077296915/
Author Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom http://www.flickr.com/people/9919745@N03
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Poicephalus_rueppellii_-Hobatere_Lodge,_Kamanjab,_Namibia-8.jpg
Rüppell's parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii) or Rueppell's parrot is a bird that is endemic in southwestern Africa from central Namibia to southwest Angola. It lives in savanna where there are trees or in dry woodland. It is more common near streams or rivers. The name commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Eduard Rüppell. Order: Psittaciformes, Superfamily: Psittacoidea, Family: Psittacidae, Subfamily: Psittacinae.
