The red-bellied parrot (Poicephalus rufiventris) is a small African parrot about 23 cm (9 in) long of the Poicephalus genus. Some guidebooks call this the “African Orange-bellied Parrot” so be sure you check the scientific name. It is a mostly greenish and grey parrot. Males have a bright orange belly and females have a greenish belly.
I saw them in two different locations at Tarangire, one in the small Serengeti plain and one near the campground. Here’s a close-up of the male & female respectively, then some photos showing their environment.
They have a decent sized range in East Africa but the easiest places to find them would be Tarangire NP, Arusha NP and possibly Amboseli in Kenya. The red dot is Tarangire NP location.
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VIDEO
It was a challenge to find a video of these birds in the wild but here’s one.