Top 10 African Parrot and Parakeet Species

The Top Ten
1 African Grey Parrot

It's a famous talking parrot considered the most intelligent of all the parrot species, with vocabularies of up to 1,000 words.

I want to have this parrot so bad!

2 Senegal Parrot

They are very playful and were heavily imported for sale in pet shops in the USA and Europe, until their importation became illegal in 1992.

Best parrot ever

3 Lovebirds

(aka "Pocket Parrot"). They are small African parrots. They were named "lovebirds" because of the strong, monogamous pair bonds they form with their chosen mate and because lovebirds bond for life. But some "divorces" were reported in cases of established incompatibility.

4 Meyer's Parrot

It was named after the German naturalist Berhard Meyer. Meyer's Parrots are generally brown.

5 Rüppell's Parrot

(aka Rueppell's Parrot). The name commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Eduard Rüppell. These parrots are endemic to central Namibia and southwest Angola to Luanda.

6 Yellow-fronted Parrot
7 Red-fronted Parrot
8 Niam-Niam Parrot
9 Cape Parrot
10 Red-bellied Parrot
The Contenders
11 Orange Fronted Parakeet
12 Double Yellow Head Amazon
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