Grey parrot
| Grey parrot | |
|---|---|
| Grey parrot in Douala, Cameroon | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Genus: | Psittacus |
| Species: | P. erithacus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psittacus erithacus | |
| Range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Psittacus cinereus Gmelin, 1788 | |
The grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus), also known as the Congo grey parrot, is an African parrot in the family Psittacidae. It was previously also known as the African grey parrot until the Timneh parrot (Psittacus timneh), previously treated as a subspecies, was elevated to a full species.