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Cape or Brown-necked Parrot

Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis] (= Poicephalus robustus) (Gmelin, JF 1788)

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




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Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittacidae
Genus:
   Poicephalus
Scientific:
  Poicephalus robustus


Original description

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 identifiers

Avibase ID:
  BE58465549D1E5A8

Avibase ID:
  avibase-BE584655

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/BE584655


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 177615

Geographic range:

  • Poicephalus robustus robustus: southern and eastern South Africa (Eastern Cape and southern KwaZulu-Natal; isolated population at Woodbush forest, Limpopo)
  • Poicephalus robustus suahelicus: central Angola; southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania southward to Zimbabwe, northern Mozambique, and far northeastern South Africa; populations along the lower Congo River may be intermediate between Brown-necked Parrot (Brown-necked) Poicephalus robustus fuscicollis and Brown-necked Parrot (Gray-headed) Poicephalus robustus suahelicus
  • Poicephalus fuscicollis: Senegambia to Nigeria; populations along the lower Congo River may be intermediate between Brown-necked Parrot (Brown-necked) Poicephalus robustus fuscicollis and Brown-necked Parrot (Gray-headed) Poicephalus robustus suahelicus
English:
Cape or Brown-necked Parrot
French:
Perroquet robuste ou P. à cou brun


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Cape or Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Cape or Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Cape or Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Cape or Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Cape or Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Cape or Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Cape or Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Cape or Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Cape or Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Cape or Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Cape or Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Perroquet robuste ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Perroquet robuste ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Cape Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2]
eBird version 1.54:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 2]
eBird version 1.55:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Poicephalus robustus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Poicephalus robustus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Poicephalus robustus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Brown-necked Parrot ( Poicephalus robustus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Poicephalus robustus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Afrikaans: Grootpapegaai, Savannepapegaai, Woudpapegaai
Catalan: Lloro robust
Czech: Papoušek kapský, papoušek zelenobřichý
Danish: Kappapegøje
German: Graukopfpapage, Kap Papagei, Kappapagei
English: Brown necked Parrot, Brown-necked Parrot, Cape or Brown-necked Parrot, Cape Parrot, Gray-headed Parrot, Grey-headed Parrot
English (IOC): Brown-necked/Cape Parrot
Esperanto: Kaba papago
Spanish: Lorito Robusto
Spanish (Spain): Lorito Robusto
Spanish (HBW): Brown-necked Parrot
Estonian: suur-moorapapagoi
Finnish: Isoafrikankaija
French: Perroquet à cou brun, Perroquet du Cap, Perroquet du Cap ou P. à cou brun, Perroquet robuste, Perroquet robuste ou P. à cou brun
Italian: Pappagallo collobruno, Pappagallo robusto
Japanese (romaji): hanenagainko
Japanese: ハネナガインコ
Scientific: Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis], Poicephalus fuscicollis, Poicephalus robustus, Poicephalus robustus fuscicollis, Poicephalus robustus robustus, Poicephalus robustus suahelicus, Poicephalus suahelicus, Psittacus fuscicollis, Psittacus robustus
Dutch: Kaapse Papegaai
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gladiatorpapegøye
Norwegian: Gladiatorpapegøye, Kap-papapegøye
Polish: Afrykanka siwogłowa, afrykanka zielonorzytna
Portuguese: Papagaio-de-bico-grosso
Russian: Капский длиннокрылый попугай
Slovak: papagáj veľký
Serbian: Kapski papagaj
Swedish: Cappapegoja, Kappapegoja
Swahili: Kwao Shingo-kahawia
Tsonga: Hokwe
Ukrainian: Папуга-довгокрил капський
Xhosa: Isikhwenene
Chinese: 褐颈鹦鹉
Zulu: isiKhwenene

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