The Niam Niam---Poicephalus crassus

The following information is a portion of an article written by Eric D.

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• Poicephalus crassus There are no subspecies as far as I know.

Similar in color and shape to the Brown headed but larger. Somewhere in between the size of that and the Jardine but also differs by the fact it has red iris.

This species is indigenous to The Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan and Zaire

Habitat: Moist woodland

Breeding in captivity: No information is available

Sexing: Surgical / DNA

Availability and suitability as pets: Similar to the yellow faced parrot.

As far as I am aware there are not any of these birds being kept in the UK. There could be the rare possibility that examples of the Niam Niam could have been miss identified as a large Brown Headed but it can be differentiated by the fact that the Niam Niam has red iris, not greyish yellow as in the Brown Headed.