Difference between revisions of "African gray parrot"
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| − | The '''African Gray Parrot''' (''Psittacus erithacus'') is a well-known [[species]] of [[parrot]] in the family [[Psittacidae]], native to [[Africa]]. This is one of the most intelligent species of parrots. | + | The '''African Gray Parrot''' (''Psittacus erithacus'') is a well-known [[species]] of [[parrot]] in the family [[Psittacidae]], native to [[Africa]]. This is one of the most intelligent species of parrots. It can, and loves to, mimic almost any sound, e.g. that of a cat or of a steam locomotive. |
| + | People can contract psittacosis, a serious bacterial infection with 1-20% mortality, by even breathing-in the invisible dust in the vicinity of any kind of a parrot. | ||
There are two subspecies, the better-known nominal subspecies (''P. e. erithacus'') and the lesser-nown, smaller Timneh subspecies (''P. e. timneh''). | There are two subspecies, the better-known nominal subspecies (''P. e. erithacus'') and the lesser-nown, smaller Timneh subspecies (''P. e. timneh''). | ||
[[Category: Parrots]][[Category:African Tropical Parrots]] | [[Category: Parrots]][[Category:African Tropical Parrots]] | ||
Revision as of 15:03, April 29, 2012
| African gray parrot | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Psittacimorphae |
| Order | Psittaciformes |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Psittacidae |
| Tribe Information | |
| Tribe | Psittacini |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Psittacus |
| Species Information | |
| Species | P. erithacus |
| Subspecies | P. erithacus erithacus P. erithacus timneh |
| Population statistics | |
The African Gray Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is a well-known species of parrot in the family Psittacidae, native to Africa. This is one of the most intelligent species of parrots. It can, and loves to, mimic almost any sound, e.g. that of a cat or of a steam locomotive. People can contract psittacosis, a serious bacterial infection with 1-20% mortality, by even breathing-in the invisible dust in the vicinity of any kind of a parrot.
There are two subspecies, the better-known nominal subspecies (P. e. erithacus) and the lesser-nown, smaller Timneh subspecies (P. e. timneh).