Both varieties of African grey parrots — Timneh parrots and Congo grey parrots — are endangered, even though they live in different ranges of Africa. Timneh parrots are mainly found in west Africa in countries like Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, while Congo grey parrots have a wider range in countries like the Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Cameroon, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Ghana, Nigeria and Rwanda. However, both types of parrots are generally referred to as African grey parrots.
These birds face many threats, including deforestation and the killing of wild parrots for bushmeat, particularly during famine in Uganda in the 1970s. However, a major threat to African grey parrots is still the pet trade.