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title: "Afrykanka żółtobrzucha"
description: "Poicephalus senegalus — Ptaki. The Senegal parrot (Poicephalus senegalus) is a parrot which is a resident breeder across a wide range of west Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/senegal-parrot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Afrykanka żółtobrzucha

> Poicephalus senegalus — Ptaki. The Senegal parrot (Poicephalus senegalus) is a parrot which is a resident breeder across a wide range of west Africa.

- Scientific name: *Poicephalus senegalus*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `farm` (Gospodarstwo), `zoo` (Zoo i zwierzęta domowe), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 857
- Wikidata: [Q835926](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q835926)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19052](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19052)

## Names

- en: Senegal Parrot
- de: Mohrenkopf
- es: Lorito senegalés
- fr: Perroquet youyou
- nl: Bonte boertje
- pt: Periquito-da-guiné
- pl: Afrykanka żółtobrzucha

## Countries with the most observations

GM (203), BJ (155), SN (61), NG (46), GH (45), BF (27), DZ (16), ES (15), PT (11), CI (8), ML (8), NL (7)

## Summary

The Senegal parrot (Poicephalus senegalus) is a parrot which is a resident breeder across a wide range of west Africa. It makes migrations within west Africa, according to the availability of the fruit, seeds and blossoms which make up its diet. It is considered a farm pest in Africa, often feeding on maize or millet. It is popular in aviculture.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_parrot

## Photo

![Afrykanka żółtobrzucha](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/senegal-parrot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ricardo Lima · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53642750

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/senegal-parrot?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).