Senegal Parrot

Physical Characteristics

• This beautifully colored bird is small, stocky and square tailed. It grows to a length of approximately nine inches and has a wingspan of six inches.  The adults are mostly green on the body, gradually becoming paler and more yellowish around the rump.  Their lores, crown and nape are dark gray.  The remainder of the head is paler gray and more silvery around the ear coverts.  The lower breast and abdomen ranges from yellow to orange in color.  The under wing converts and the tail converts are a bright yellow while the tail is a brownish-green.  They have a gray bill, yellow iris and brownish legs.