Poicephalus meyeri
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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.
German physician and ornithologist Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar described Meyer's parrot in 1827. The name commemorates the German ornithologist Bernhard Meyer. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 8 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 16 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 17 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 21 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 22 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 23 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 24 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Bird Park | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 4 | Kuusamon Suurpetokeskus | 🇫🇮 Finland |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Meyer's Parrot sighting in Gonarezhou National Park on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 156th most-seen of the 233 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Meyer's Parrot in Gonarezhou National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. Those are among Gonarezhou National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in January. March–April, June and December–January have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Meyer's 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.
16th of 24
Of the 24 parks where we can rate Meyer's Parrot sightings, Gonarezhou National Park ranks 16th at about 10%. The best odds are in Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 60%), Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 60%) and Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Poicephalus
The closest relatives of the Meyer's Parrot that you can see in Gonarezhou National Park (genus Poicephalus, African Green Parrots) are Brown-headed Parrot (about 50%) and Levaillant's Parrot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Meyer's Parrot is recorded against all the birds logged in Gonarezhou National Park (21 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.
