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Birdsong field guide

Timneh Parrot

Psittacus timneh

The Timneh Parrot is a highly intelligent, medium-sized African parrot distinguished by its charcoal-gray plumage and dark maroon tail. Recently elevated to full species status, it is smaller and darker than its relative, the Congo African Grey.

What it sounds like

A series of high-pitched whistles, raucous squawks, and metallic shrieks, often interspersed with expert mimicry of environmental sounds.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Joost van Bruggen · Sierra LeoneCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

Distinguishable by a horn-colored or pale pinkish patch on the upper mandible, unlike the all-black beak of the Congo African Grey.
Exhibits advanced cognitive traits, including the ability to associate human speech with meaning and perform complex problem-solving tasks.
Currently classified as Endangered by the IUCN due to habitat loss and intensive trapping for the international pet trade.
Unlike the bright red tail of the Congo African Grey, the Timneh possesses a dark maroon or brownish-grey tail.
Highly social foragers that often gather in large, loud communal roosts located in tall trees or palms near water.

Habitat

Humid lowland rainforests, mangroves, gallery forests, and wooded savannas.

Range

Native to the Upper Guinea forests of West Africa, including parts of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ivory Coast.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Gray ParrotPsittacus erithacus

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