Names: Cape Parrot, Levaillant's Parrot Scientific name: Poicephalus robustus Conservation status: Least Concern Info: The Cape Parrot is a large, temperate forest dwelling Poicephalus parrot endemic to South Africa. The Cape parrot is a short-tailed moderately large bird with a very large beak used to crack all sorts of hard nuts and fruit kernels, especially those of African yellowwood trees. The male and female look very similar, but females have an orange patch on their forehead. Juveniles show a larger orange-pink patch on the forehead but lack the red on shoulders and legs of adults.
