The most colourful terrestrial vertebrates are birds, the hands down-they are only creatures rivaled by insects and reef fish. Birds have two fundamental color sources, like butterflies and moths. The more common are pigments that are chemicals in the bones or in the skin. It is the reflected light reaching our eyes that absorbs certain …
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Amazon parrot is the common name for a parrot of the genus Amazona. These are medium-sized parrots native to the New World ranging from South America to Mexico and the Caribbean. Most amazon parrots are predominantly green, with accenting colors that depend on the species and can be quite vivid. Amazon parrots are highly intelligent …
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The family Psittacidae is one of three families of true parrots. It comprises the rough 10 species of subfamily Psittacinae (the Old World or Afrotropical parrots) and 157 of subfamily Arinae (the New World or Neotropical parrots), as well as several species that have gone extinct in recent centuries. Some of the most iconic birds in the world are represented here, such as the blue-and-gold macaw among the New World …
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The world’s plumpest parrots are dying. New Zealand’s kakapo parrots, an endangered bird that can grow to nearly five pounds, are being killed off by a fungal infection. Seven of the chubby chicks have died from Aspergillosis, which threatens the respiratory system and spreads during the parrot’s breeding season, according to the Auckland Zoo. The …
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The parrots are a broad order of more than 350 birds. Macaws, Amazons, lorikeets, lovebirds, cockatoos and many others are all considered parrots. They range in weight from less than an 1 ounce to as much as 9 pounds. Those that are native to South America, Central America and Mexico are called New World parrots …
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Remember Blu? The blue macaw from the movie Rio who thought that he was the last of his species? Well, his nightmare has come to life and the blue macaw parrots, who were declared endangered about seven years ago, are now officially extinct in the wild. The film happily ends with Blu and Jewel fell …
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The ‘parrot’ is a very beautiful bird. Its feathers are green. It has a red beak. Its beak is curved. Round the neck of a parrot there are black rings. Overall it is a lovely looking bird. It eats grains, fruits, leaves seeds, pears, nuts, mangoes and boiled rice etc. The Parrot is a talking …
Parakeets have always been well-tempered, social birds that I can get along with very easily. They chirp in the morning and whistle back and forth with me. I’ve always found my parakeets to be absolutely delightful and a joy to have in the house. Then again, I’ve never owned a male parakeet . . …
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Excessive screaming is a learned behavior that we teach our birds. Covering your feathered companion with a blanket, teaches him or her that you will cover the cage when scream gets out of hand. Yelling at a screaming parrot, gives the parrot the attention it seeks. Ignoring a screaming parrot is not the answer either. …
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These days, there’s plenty of great parrot advice floating around, and though much of it applies to the cockatiel, any cockatiel owner will tell you that her bird is special. That attitude might seem biased, but it’s true. The cockatiel requires some special considerations that new owners should know in order to best care …
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