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| name = Jardine's Parrot |
| name = Jardine's Parrot |
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| status = LC |
| status = LC |
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| image = Poicephalus gulielmi -pair in captivity -3c.JPG |
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| image = Lesserj_lg.jpg |
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| image_caption =Pair in captivity |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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* ''P. g. fantiensis'', smaller size |
* ''P. g. fantiensis'', smaller size |
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* ''P. g. massaicus'', less orange |
* ''P. g. massaicus'', less orange |
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==Gallery== |
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<gallery> |
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Image:Huevos de jardinero.JPG|Two eggs in a nest box |
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Image:Poicephalus gulielmi -leaving the nest -4c.JPG|Male leaving the nest box |
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</gallery> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 22:59, 28 June 2008
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| Species: | P. gulielmi
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| Poicephalus gulielmi (Jardine, 1849)
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Jardine's Parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi) is also known as the Red-fronted Parrot. It is an African parrot. It is predominantly green with orange on the top of its head, top of its legs, and angle of its wings.
The bird is noted for its comic character,as it can be trained to lie down on its back with feet sticking into the air [1] .
There are three subspecies:
- P. g. gulielmi, black wings
- P. g. fantiensis, smaller size
- P. g. massaicus, less orange
Gallery
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Two eggs in a nest box -
Male leaving the nest box
![[1]](http://www.birdclubdv.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/sageonback.136105447_std.jpg){kind=link}
External links
- http://www.wingscc.com/aps/jardine.htm
- http://www.parrots.org/index.php/encyclopedia/profile/jardines_parrot/
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