NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Meyer's Parrot
Poicephalus meyeri (Cretzschmar, 1827)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Meyer's parrot (Poicephalus meyeri), also known as the brown parrot, is a species of parrot native to Africa. A Meyer's parrot has black feathers, turquoise belly, blue rump, and bright yellow markings on the carpal joint of the wings. Most subspecies have some yellow on the top of the head as well. Forshaw (1989) recognizes six subspecies of P. meyeri which vary in home range, size and in markings, including the extent of yellow markings to the head and wings, and the intensity of turquoise markings on the belly and rump.
Wikipedia contributors, Meyer's parrot; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:07:14.208973+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Poicephalus meyeri (Cretzschmar, 1827)
- Name authority
- (Cretzschmar, 1827)
- Common name
- Meyer's Parrot
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Genus
- Poicephalus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittacidae
- genusPoicephalus Swainson, 1837
- speciesPoicephalus meyeri (Cretzschmar, 1827)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Poicephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Brown-headed ParrotPoicephalus cryptoxanthus (W. Peters, 1854) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-fronted ParrotPoicephalus flavifrons (Rüppell, 1842) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| African Orange-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventris (Rüppell, 1842) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Niam-niam ParrotPoicephalus crassus (Sharpe, 1884) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus fuscicollis (Kuhl, 1820) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-fronted ParrotPoicephalus gulielmi (Jardine, 1849) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Brown-necked ParrotPoicephalus robustus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rüppell's ParrotPoicephalus rueppellii (G. R. Gray, 1849) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Senegal ParrotPoicephalus senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766) | PsittacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Psittacus meyeri Cretzschmar, 1827 Cretzschmar, 1827 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177614 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4KWM2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.