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Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2024	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	not a migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	2,000,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	stable	-	suspected	-
Generation length	12.1 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be uncommon to common (del Hoyo et al. 1997). The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Ethiopia	extant	native	yes
Kenya	extant	native	yes
Somalia	extant	native	yes
Tanzania	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Ethiopia	Abijatta - Shalla Lakes National Park
Ethiopia	Arero forest
Ethiopia	Awash National Park
Ethiopia	Dawa - Wachile
Ethiopia	Eastern Hararghe (Harar-Wabi Shebelle)
Ethiopia	Genale river
Ethiopia	Konso - Segen
Ethiopia	Lake Chew Bahir
Ethiopia	Lower Wabi Shebelle river and Warder
Ethiopia	Mago National Park
Ethiopia	Mankubsa - Welenso forest
Ethiopia	Nechisar National Park and surroundings
Ethiopia	Omo National Park
Ethiopia	Sof Omar
Ethiopia	Yabello Sanctuary
Ethiopia	Yangudi-Rassa National Park
Kenya	Amboseli National Park
Kenya	Meru National Park
Kenya	Samburu and Buffalo Springs National Reserves
Kenya	Shaba National Reserve
Kenya	Tsavo East National Park
Kenya	Tsavo West National Park
Somalia	Aangole - Farbiito
Somalia	Arbowerow
Somalia	Balcad Nature Reserve
Somalia	Buulobarde
Somalia	Daalo
Somalia	Far Waamo
Somalia	Gacan Libaax
Somalia	Jowhar - Warshiikh
Somalia	Laag Badaana
Somalia	Laag Dheere
Somalia	Lascaanod - Taleex - Ceel Chebet
Somalia	Xawaadley reservoir
Tanzania	Lake Manyara
Tanzania	Mkomazi National Park
Tanzania	Nyumba ya Mungu reservoir
Tanzania	Tarangire National Park

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Savanna	Dry	major	resident
Shrubland	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	major	resident
Altitude	0 - 2000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/red-bellied-parrot-poicephalus-rufiventris on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.