Yellow-fronted Parrot - TheLiving Encyclopedia

The yellow-fronted parrot is a parrot endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands. It is a mostly green with a yellow head. Relatively little is known about this bird.

📌 Taxonomy

German naturalist Eduard Rüppell first described the yellow-fronted parrot in 1845. Its species name is derived from the Latin words flavus "yellow", and frons "forehead". It is also known as the yellow-faced parrot. Most recent authorities treat it as monotypic, but some recognized two slightly different subspecies, P. f. flavifrons and P. f. aurantiiceps.

📌 Range

This parrot is endemic to the Ethiopian Highlands at about above sea level.

📌 Aviculture

The yellow-fronted parrot was unknown in aviculture until recently. They appeared in some Slovakian collections and have bred well in captivity. They can now be found in several European countries. Both subspecies are represented.

📌 Cited texts

* yellow-fronted parrot Category:Endemic birds of Ethiopia Category:Fauna of the Ethiopian Highlands yellow-fronted parrot

Quick Facts

Common Names:

Yellow-fronted Parrot

Class:

Aves

Data Completeness:

100%

Data Sources

🌍gbif

📚itis

📖wikipedia

🔬eol

🦎inaturalist

References

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Distribution Statistics

10

Observations

9

Countries

Top Locations

Shewa Kifle Hager, Oromia, ET

1

Arsi, Ethiopia

1

Mirab Gojjam, Amhara, Ethiopia

1

Sidama Region, Ethiopia

1

Arsi, Etiopía

1

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First: 1/4/2011 · Latest: 11/25/2025