Species profile
Niam-niam Parrot
Poicephalus crassus
Quick answer
southwestern Chad, Central African Republic, extreme northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and extreme southwestern South Sudan
- Scientific name
- Poicephalus crassus
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Genus
- Poicephalus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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