Brown-headed Parrot

Brown-headed Parrot

Poicephalus cryptoxanthus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Gorongosa National Park

Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

Levaillant's Parrot
VU

Levaillant's Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poicephalus robustus

<5% · Rare
Meyer's Parrot
LC

Meyer's Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poicephalus meyeri

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
2 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
0–10%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
4 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown-headed Parrot in Gorongosa National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Brown-headed Parrot sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Brown-headed Parrot in Gorongosa National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Brown-headed Parrot in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.

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