A. Species
Scientific name: Psittacus erithacus
Common name(s): African grey parrot
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status: Endangered
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Guinea
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: National Level
Name/Details of location: Guinea
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2000
End Year: 2007
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Type of use: Extractive
Practice of use: Hunting and/or Trapping of live terrestrial and aerial animals
Lethal or non-lethal: Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Keeping/companionship/display
Motivation of use: Income generation from trade (individual/household/community)
Is this use legal or illegal?: Some use is legal and some is illegal
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people and National / local private sector
G. Information about the sustainability of use
Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: This NDF Case study
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: The population is believed to have declined significantly in Guinea, with concern that permitted exports may not be within sustainable levels. Suspected illegal trade is a concern. High mortality (c. 43%) ofc hicks harvested). Data suggest that c. 21 % of the wild population is being harvested annually.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: This NDF report
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Brief mention of websites in Europe and the US that give information on African grey parrot care and welfare. 43% of chicks that are harvested die.
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
“The Animals Committee of CITES has recommended up to a two-year ban from January 2007 on exports of African Grey Parrots Psittacus erithacus from four West African countries (Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea). More data needed on population size and successful fledging rates.
Record source
Information about the record source: grey_lit
Date of publication/issue/production: 2008-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
By Phillip Mcgowan
NDF WORKSHOP CASE STUDIES
WG 6 – Birds
CASE STUDY 1
Psittacus erithacus
Country – GUINEA
Date of record entry: 2023-09-29