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Brown-headed Parrot

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus (W.Peters, 1854) — also called BHPA. Occurrence records of the Brown-headed Parrot are shared on GBIF from around 14 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Kruger National Park (2 186 records), in 3 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernPsittacidae
14reserves with records
3 155records around them
3provinces
LCIUCN category
Brown-headed Parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus)
Photo: Henry Flower · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Kruger National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo2 186
Lion Sands Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga263
Umbabat Game ReserveNature reserveMP Mpumalanga170
Mahlathini Private Game ReservePrivate game reserveLP Limpopo132
SabieparkNature reserveMP Mpumalanga107
Timbavati Game ReserveGame reserveMP Mpumalanga98
Mala Mala Game ReserveGame reserveMP Mpumalanga81
Letaba Ranch Provincial ParkNature reserveLP Limpopo44
MakulekeProtected areaLP Limpopo30
Manyeleti Game ReservePrivate game reserveMP Mpumalanga20
Shaws GateNature reserveMP Mpumalanga11
Cronje en Dogters Privaat NatuurreserweNature reserveMP Mpumalanga9
Greater Kruger National ParkNational parkLP Limpopo2
South African Wildlife Rehabilitation CenterWildlife sanctuaryGP Gauteng2

By province

Mpumalanga
8 reserves
Limpopo
5 reserves
Gauteng
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Order
Psittaciformes
Scientific name
Poicephalus cryptoxanthus
GBIF taxon
2479955
Wikidata
Q790664

More of the Psittacidae family

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.