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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
2019	Least Concern
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2006	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	low
Land-mass type		Average mass	147 g

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	3,590,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	-	-	-
Population trend	decreasing	-	suspected	-
Generation length	10 years	-	-	-
Number of subpopulations	2-100	-	-	-
Percentage of mature individuals in largest subpopulation	1-89%	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is reported to be abundant (del Hoyo et al. 1997).

Trend justification: The lack of studies and information on population status across the range of the species precludes a detailed appraisal of trends. The species is heavily traded, and trade figures show that large numbers of individuals are being removed from the wild. Between 1985 and 2014, over 800,000 individuals were exported from Africa; this figure likely does not reflect the full extent of trade in the species, as illegal and domestic trade will not have been fully incorporated (Martin 2018). Concern has been expressed that the species is in decline, as population reductions in parts of its range have been reported (Martin et al. 2014).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Benin	extant	native	yes
Burkina Faso	extant	native	yes
Cameroon	extant	native	yes
Central African Republic	extant	native	yes
Chad	extant	native	yes
Côte d'Ivoire	extant	native	yes
Gambia	extant	native	yes
Ghana	extant	native	yes
Guinea	extant	native	yes
Guinea-Bissau	extant	native	yes
Liberia	extant	uncertain	yes
Mali	extant	native	yes
Mauritania	extant	native	yes
Niger	extant	native	yes
Nigeria	extant	native	yes
Senegal	extant	native	yes
Sierra Leone	extant	native	yes
Togo	extant	native	yes

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Benin	Ouémé river basin
Benin	Pendjari National Park
Benin	W du Bénin National Park
Burkina Faso	Arli - W - Singou complex
Burkina Faso	Bérégadougou hill
Burkina Faso	Diéfoula - Logoniégué forest
Burkina Faso	Kaboré Tambi - Nazinga - Sissili complex
Burkina Faso	Lake Kompienga
Burkina Faso	Mare aux Hippopotames
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou forest
Cameroon	Bénoué National Park
Cameroon	Faro National Park
Cameroon	Gashiga - Demsa
Cameroon	Mayo-Louti Forest Reserve
Cameroon	Ngaoundaba Ranch
Cameroon	Waza National Park
Central African Republic	Manovo - Gounda - St Floris National Park complex
Côte d'Ivoire	Comoe National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Marahoue National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Sangbe Mountain National Park
Gambia	Birufu - Darsilami area
Gambia	Kiang West National Park
Ghana	Bui National Park
Ghana	Damongo Scarp Forest Reserve
Ghana	Digya National Park
Ghana	Gambaga Scarp (East) Forest Reserve
Ghana	Gbele Resource Reserve
Ghana	Kalakpa Resource Reserve
Ghana	Mole National Park
Ghana	Shai Hills Resource Reserve
Ghana	Tankwidi Forest Reserve
Guinea	Badiar
Guinea	Chutes de la Sala
Guinea	Kabitaï
Guinea	Mafou
Guinea	Nialama
Guinea-Bissau	Cantanhez forests
Guinea-Bissau	Dulombi
Guinea-Bissau	Lagoas de Cufada
Guinea-Bissau	Rio Cacheu
Guinea-Bissau	Rio Mansôa and Gêba estuary
Guinea-Bissau	Rio Tombali, Rio Cumbijã and Ilha de Melo
Mali	Bafing
Mali	Boucle du Baoulé
Mali	Falaise de Bandiagara
Mali	Sirakoroni - Tyènfala
Niger	'W' National Park
Niger	Makalondi district
Nigeria	Amurum woodlands (Taboru)
Nigeria	Assop Falls and hills
Nigeria	Falgore and Lame Burra Game Reserves
Nigeria	Gashaka-Gumti National Park
Nigeria	Hadejia-Nguru wetlands
Nigeria	Kainji Lake National Park
Nigeria	Kamuku National Park
Nigeria	Lower Kaduna - Middle Niger flood-plain
Nigeria	Pandam Wildlife Park
Nigeria	Sunvit Farm
Nigeria	Yankari Game Reserve
Senegal	Delta du Saloum
Senegal	Ferlo North
Senegal	Parc National de Basse Casamance
Senegal	Parc National du Niokolo-Koba
Togo	Fazao-Malfakassa National Park
Togo	Kéran National Park
Togo	Oti Valley Faunal Reserve

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Plantations	suitable	resident
Artificial/Terrestrial	Rural Gardens	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Dry	suitable	resident
Forest	Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland	suitable	resident
Savanna	Dry	suitable	resident
Altitude	0 - 1000 m	Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Biological resource use	Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals - Intentional use (species is the target)	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Ongoing		Unknown		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Species mortality

Purpose	Scale
Pets/display animals, horticulture	subsistence, national, international

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/senegal-parrot-poicephalus-senegalus on 26/12/2024.
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 26/12/2024.