Parrots found in Africa or on nearby islands

BB

Beauty of Birds Editorial Team

September 16, 2021 · Updated October 12, 2022 · 2 min read

The author of this article is separate from the Beak School training courses and their instructors.

Two blue and gold macaws face to face, one holding a red berry in its beak

Our complete list of African Parrots that can be found either in Africa or the surrounding islands. This parrots of Africa species list includes links to pages that go into much more detail about each African parrot specie.

Parrot Information … Index of Parrot Bird Species

Parrots found in …

Americas (New World) … Africa (and nearby islands) – please scroll down … New Zealand … Australia … Melanesia (islands north / northeast of Australia) … Asia


Abessinian Parrots aka Red-bellied Parrots or Red-breasted Parrots (Poicephalus)

Abyssinian Ringnecks aka Abyssinian Parakeets (Psittacula krameri parvirostris)

African Greys / Grey Parrots ( Congo Greys, Timnehs, etc)

African Ringnecks aka Rose-ringed Parakeets, African Ringnecked Parakeets

Broad-billed Parrots – (islands in the Indean Ocean off the coast of Africa)

Brown-headed Parakeets: Please go to Society Kakariki (extinct parrot from New Zealand)) and/or Poicephalus

Brown-necked Parrots (Cape Parrots)

Cape Parrots aka Tori Parrots aka Brown-necked Parrots (Poicephalus robustus robustus)

Echo or Mauritius Parakeets (Echo or Eques) – Island off the coast of Africa

Greater Vasa Parrots or Vasa Parrots (Coracopsis) – Islands in Indian Ocean (near Africa)

Grey Parrots

Lovebirds

Mascarene Parrots (Mascarinus mascarinus) – Island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa

Masked Lovebirds aka Yellow-collared Lovebird or Eye-ring Lovebirds (Agapornis personatus)

Mauritius Parakeets aka Mauritius Ring-necked Parakeets (Echo) (Psittacula krameri echo / eques echo) – Island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa

Meyer’s Parrots (Poicephalus meyeri meyeri)

Newton’s Parakeets (Psittacula exsul) – EXTINCT – previously found on an island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa

Niam-Niam Parrots (Poicephalus crassus aka Poicephalus cryptoxanthus crassus)

Poicephalus

Red-bellied or Red-breasted Parrots: Please go to Conures (Americas) or Abessinian Parrots (Africa)

Ring-neck Parrots / Parakeets aka Ringnecks

African subspecies: African-ringnecked Parakeet (P. krameri krameri): Abyssinian-ringnecked (P. krameri parvirostris)

Asian subspecies: Indian-ringnecked Parakeet (P. krameri manillensis); Boreal or Neumann’s ringnecked Parakeet (P. krameri borealis).

Rodriguez Ring-necked Parakeets (Newton’s Parakeets) – EXTINCT – Island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa

Rodriguez Parrots – Island in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa

Rose-ringed Parakeets (Psittacula krameri krameri aka Palaeornis docilis) – Central Africa and Asia

Rüppell’s Parrots, Ruppel’s or Rueppel’s Parrots (Poicephalus rueppellii)

Senegal Parrots (Poicephalus senegalus senegalus)

Vasa or Greater Vasa Parrots (Coracopsis) – Islands in Indian Ocean (near Africa)

Yellow-vented Parrots (Senegal Parrots)


Photo, Video and/or Article contributions are welcome! You can Upload articles and images here. Thank you!


Beauty Of Birds strives to maintain accurate and up-to-date information; however, mistakes do happen. If you would like to correct or update any of the information, please contact us. THANK YOU!!!

Filed under: Pet Birds, Parrots

Free from Beak School

Watch the free parrot training videos.

Short, force free lessons from Beak School on biting, screaming, and building trust with your bird. Enter your email and start watching.

You get the free videos either way. No box to tick required.

Ready to start now? Claim Sale, $497

More on Pet Birds

Train your bird with Beak School→