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Where to see the Grey-headed Parrot in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Grey-headed Parrot at stays in or beside Kruger National Park.

Poicephalus fuscicollis suahelicus

Grey-headed Parrot
Photo: (c) Christiaan Viljoen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Planning a trip

When and where to find the Grey-headed Parrot

Hosts have recorded the Grey-headed Parrot at stays in or beside Kruger National Park.

Best hours of the day

  • The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
  • Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

Species

Poicephalus fuscicollis suahelicus

Records

18

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Grey-headed Parrot on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Grey-headed Parrot in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Grey-headed Parrot at stays in or beside Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

Where can you see the Grey-headed Parrot in South Africa?

The Grey-headed Parrot is most recorded in Limpopo (100% of records), based on 18 iNaturalist observations. 4 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Grey-headed Parrot on site or nearby.

What is the Grey-headed Parrot?

The brown-necked parrot, sometimes known in aviculture as the uncape parrot, is a large Poicephalus parrot species endemic to Africa consisting of the savanna-dwelling brown-necked parrot (P. fuscicollis fuscicollis) and grey-headed parrot (P. f. suahelicus) subspecies.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Grey-headed Parrot

Every stay on the Grey-headed Parrot page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.

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