Rüppell's Parrot
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Rüppell's Parrot

Poicephalus rueppellii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park
43 Verified records at Waterberg Plateau Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Rüppell's parrot (Poicephalus rueppellii) or Rueppell's parrot, is a bird that is endemic to southwestern Africa from central Namibia to southwest Angola. It lives in savanna where there are trees or in dry woodland. It is more common near streams or rivers. The name commemorates the German naturalist and explorer Eduard Rüppell. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Rüppell's Parrot sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Peach-faced Lovebird
LC

Peach-faced Lovebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Agapornis roseicollis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
10–20
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
3 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rüppell's Parrot in Waterberg Plateau Park?

About 37% of wildlife watchers report a Rüppell's Parrot sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rüppell's Parrot in Waterberg Plateau Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Rüppell's Parrot in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.

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