African grey parrot
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| phylum | Chordata | The African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is an Old World parrot in the family Psittacidae. The African grey parrot is a medium-sized, predominantly grey, black-billed parrot which weighs 400 g, with a length of 33 cm and an average wingspan of 46–52 cm. The Congo subspecies is a lighter grey, with darker grey over the head and both wings, while the head and body feathers have a slight white edge to them. The tail feathers are red. The Timneh subspecies is a darker gray and has a dark maroon colored tail as well as having a portion of their beak being light pink in color.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Psittaciformes | |
| family | Psittacidae | |
| genus | Psittacus | |
| species | P. erithacus |
