Poicephalus [robustus or fuscicollis] (Cape or Brown-necked Parrot)

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

Source: Clements checklist

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]

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