Description

Colour Adult:

P.s. senegalus: Both adults mostly green, yellow on rump; head grey with dark crown, yellow lower breast and abdomen, tinged orange in centre; bright yellow underwing coverts and undertail coverts; thighs green. Bill grey; bare cere and eye ring dark grey. Eye yellow.
P.s. versteri: As in senegalus, but darker green upperparts; lower breast to abdomen orange/red in centre.
P.s. mesotypus: Paler than senegalus; green breast extends more down toward orange abdomen.

Colour Juvenile:

Juveniles generally duller than adult; breast and abdomen green suffusion. Bill pink/white tipped grey. Eye ring pale grey, eye dark brown.

Call:

Noisy with large variety of mainly harsh and high-pitched screeches, squawks and whistles.  More raucous when excited.