Poicephalus gulielmi
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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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Parrot sighting in Tarangire National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 398th most-seen of the 411 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-fronted Parrot in Tarangire National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Red-fronted Parrot sightings, Tarangire National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 30%), Taï National Park (Ivory Coast, about 10%) and Arusha National Park (Tanzania, under 5%).
Same genus: Poicephalus
The closest relatives of the Red-fronted Parrot that you can see in Tarangire National Park (genus Poicephalus, African Green Parrots) are Red-bellied Parrot (about 40%) and Meyer's Parrot (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-fronted Parrot is recorded against all the birds logged in Tarangire National Park (5 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.
