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Grey parrot
| Grey parrot | |
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| Grey parrot in Douala, Cameroon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Psittacus |
| Species: | P. erithacus
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| Binomial name | |
| Psittacus erithacus | |
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| Range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Psittacus cinereus Gmelin, 1788 | |
The grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus), also known as the Congo grey parrot, African grey parrot or Congo African grey parrot, is an African parrot in the family Psittacidae. The Timneh parrot (Psittacus timneh) was previously treated as a subspecies of the grey parrot, but has since been elevated to a full species.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Psittacus erithacus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22724813A129879439. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22724813A129879439.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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