Papi-Male grey african parrot sounds

Fast facts Grey African Parrots Sounds

grey african parrot sounds,As its name indicates, the African grey is a mottled grey colored, medium-sized parrot. It has a large black bill and white mask enclosing a yellow eye, and has a striking red vent and tail . Females have a pale gray crown with dark gray edges, a gray body, and scarlet tail feathers. The male looks similar to the female, but becomes darker with age.

Size  –    Approximately 33 cm (13.2 in.)

Weight    –     Approximately 400 g (14 oz.)

Diet      –     Includes fruit, seeds, buds, nectar, and pollen; occasionally insects or other meat will be eaten

Incubation   –    28days

Clutch Size   –   2 to 4eggs

Fledgging Duration   – 12 weeks

Sexual Maturity –   4 To 7 Years

Life Span    –        50+years

Range      –         This species can be found from southeastern Ivory Coast east through the moist lowland forests of West Africa to Cameroon, and in the Congo forests just east of the Albertine Rift in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, and south to northern Angola.

Habitat  –          Although typically inhabiting dense forest, they are commonly observed at forest edges, clearings, gallery forest, mangroves, wooded savannah, cultivated areas, and even gardens.

Population-     The global population of P. erithacus has been coarsely estimated at 0.56 to 12.7 million individuals. The population is decreasing but is not severely fragmented.

Status   –          IUCN: Endangered
CITES: Appendix I

 

Fun Facts for grey african parrot sounds

 

The African grey parrot is monogamous, nesting solitarily in a tree with a hole for her eggs.

One defense mechanism is fluffing up to look larger and biting.

The African grey is considered to be one of the most accomplished mimics. Parrots, when raised by humans, show an amazing ability to mimic people and noisy objects, but in the wild they have never been observed mimicking.

These parrots have a long lifespan and can outlive their human owners.