Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris
(aka African Orange-bellied Parrot)
Red-bellied Parrot, Yabello, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image

Ethiopia
January 2016

The Red-bellied Parrot is distributed from Ethiopia and Somalia to northern Tanzania. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in semi-arid and arid bush and woodland habitats and seems particularly attracted to Commiphora bushes.

The male has an orange breast band and underwing coverts both of which are lacking in the female.

Red-bellied Parrot, Yabello, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image
Red-bellied Parrot, Sof Omar, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image>
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