 the senegal parrot (poicephalus senegalus) is a poicephalus parrot which is a resident breeder across a wide range of west africa. it makes migrations within west africa, according to the availability of the fruit, seeds and blossoms which make up its diet. it is considered a farm pest in africa, often feeding on maize or millet. it is popular in aviculture. ==taxonomy== thumb|left|poicephalus senegalus senegalus (yellow vest) thumb|right|a pair of senegal parrots in the wild at hann park, dakar, senegal there are three subspecies. they do not differ in behaviour, but only in the colour of the "vest". in the pet trade, the nominate subspecies is the most common though all three are raised and sold as pets. * p. s. senegalus (the nominate subspecies): this subspecies has a yellow vest; its native range includes senegal, southern mauritania, southern mali to guinea and lobos island. * p. s. mesotypus: this subspecies has an orange vest; its range is from eastern and northeastern nigeria and cameroon into southwest chad. * p. s. versteri: this subspecies has a deep-orange/red vest; its range is from the ivory coast and ghana east to western nigeria. ==habitat== senegal parrots are birds of open woodland and savanna. they flock most commonly in countries in west africa.  it is a gregarious species, continuously chattering with a range of whistling and squawking calls. senegal parrots live an average of approximately 25â30 years in the wild, and have been known to live for 50 years in captivity.http://www.beautyofbirds.com/senegalparrots.html ==descriptio
Animals_described_in_1766 Birds_of_Cameroon IUCN_Red_List_least_concern_species Parrots_of_Africa Poicephalus