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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Psittacidae — the grey parrot.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Birds include cattle egret Bubulcus ibis, black stork Ciconia nigra (migrant), yellow-billed stork Mycteria ibis, the African grey parrot Psittacus erythacus, a popular species for sale, and the endemic Congo peafowl Afropavo congensis.
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The trade in African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) is also highly developed in some parts of this ecoregion, especially in Cameroon, where the trade is seriously threatening the survival of this bird.
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A cause for conservation concern is the capture of the African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) on the island of Príncipe for the international pet trade.
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The trade in African gray parrots (Psittacus erithacus) is well developed in some parts, especially in Cameroon where it threatens the survival of this species.
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Cornwall-based World Parrot Trust has launched an urgent appeal to aid hundreds of African Grey parrots Psittacus erithacus recently confiscated by wildlife authorities in two high profile raids in Cameroon.
Archive 2008-01-01 Thatsnews 2008
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Trade in the gray parrot Psittacus erithacus on the Island of Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe, Central Africa): Initial assessment of the activity and its impact.
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Some kangaroos were seen by us during our visit; and Mr. Hunter shot a few birds: among the latter was a specimen of the Psittacus haematodus, or Blue-mountain parrot of Port Jackson; and a crane-like bird, similar to the Ardea antigone, was seen at a distance.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 Phillip Parker King
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Columba, in several species of Psittacus, in some species of Otis, and in most or all birds of the Ostrich family.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Charles Darwin 1845
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Cooperative problem solving in African grey parrots Psittacus erithacus: Animal Cognition Life in slow motion
BBC News - Home 2011
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The inhabitants of the Navigator Isles brought us the little _Psittacus australis_, _Columba australis_, and another very prettily marked dove, having green plumage, ornamented with a dark violet line across the breast, and the feet and head of a reddish purple.
A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 Otto von Kotzebue 1816
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