Poicephalus gulielmi
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The red-fronted parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi), also known as Jardine's parrot, is a medium-sized mainly green parrot distributed across wide areas of Africa. It has three subspecies. The extent and shade of the red or orange plumage on its head, thighs, and bend of wings vary depending on the subspecies.
They are popular as pets, partly because of their ability to mimic speech and copy sounds. Trapping of wild birds for the pet trade is a potential threat to wild populations; however, they are protected by CITES (appendix II) making the trade, import and export of all wild-caught parrots illegal.
The red-fronted parrot is 28 cm (11 in) long. It is mostly green and has a short black squarish tail. Black feathers on the head, neck, back, and wings have lighter green edges giving a scalloped appearance. The lower mandible is dark grey and the upper mandible has a horn coloured base and a dark grey tip. The irises are red-orange, the eyerings are pinkish-grey, and the legs are grey-brown. The amount of red or orange on the forecrown, the bend of the wing, and thighs varies in the three subspecies but is absent in all young birds – juveniles having a dark smokey appearance... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 3 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoorasia | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Tier-Erlebnispark, Bell | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | African Dawn Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
No species of the same family or order lives in Aberdare National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other birds.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Parrot sighting in Aberdare National Park on a given day, based on 108 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 39th most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Parrot in Aberdare National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, June–July and September, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-fronted Parrot sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Red-fronted Parrot sightings, Aberdare National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Taï National Park (Ivory Coast, about 10%) and Arusha National Park (Tanzania, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-fronted Parrot is recorded against all the birds logged in Aberdare National Park (108 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
