The Cape parrot or Levaillant's parrot is a large, temperate forest dwelling parrot of the genus Poicephalus endemic to South Africa. It was formerly grouped as a subspecies along with the savanna-dwelling brown-necked parrot and grey-headed parrot, but is now considered a distinct species. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1788)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Psittacus robustus
Type locality:
No locality = South Africa.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2896944
Avibase ID:
2F4B17A7FB60AE51
Avibase ID:
avibase-2F4B17A7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2F4B17A7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714439
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cape Parrot (robustus) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cape Parrot (robustus) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cape Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cape Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cape Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cape Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cape Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cape Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cape Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cape Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2021: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2022: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2023: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.53: Brown-necked Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.54: Brown-necked Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.55: Brown-necked Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Brown-necked Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Brown-necked Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Brown-necked Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Brown-necked Parrot (Cape) ( Poicephalus robustus robustus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2021: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2022: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
eBird version 2023: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Poicephalus robustus robustus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Poicephalus robustus [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Poicephalus robustus
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