This species has a large range and the population trends appear to be stable.
» Birdlife International (2009) Species factsheet
This species has an extremely large range and the population trend appears to be stable. This species has been heavily trade; however despite international exports of vast numbers of birds, trade does not appear to have seriously impacted this species overall, with no significant national population declines reported.
This species occurs through the savanna woodland belt of West Africa, undertaking seasonal movements in at least parts of its range, moving into dryer areas during the wet season. It has two slightly differentiated and one poorly differentiated subspecies.
» Birdlife International (2009) Species factsheet
There are two strongly differentiated subspecies, Congo African Grey (P.e. erithacus) from Central Africa, and Timneh African Grey (P.e. timneh), darker and with upper mandible dark red tinged black, from West Africa.
This species is listed as Near Threatened because a recent analysis suggests that up to 21% of the global population may be harvested annually (during 1994-2003, over 359,000 wild-caught individuals were reportedly exported from range states). In combination with the rate of ongoing habitat loss, the species is therefore suspected to be declining moderately rapidly.
» Birdlife International (2009) Species factsheet
