Parrots are...

Parrots are birds of about 350 species in 85 genera with about parrots, found in the warm and tropical regions. Also known under the name psittacines, they are mostly in two families: Psittacidae and the Cacatuidae (cockatoos). Parrots have a pan-tropical distribution, several species live the temperate zones of the southern hemisphere. The greatest diversity of parrots is located in South America and Australasia.

Parrots are properties of a strong curve bill, a standing position, the sound legs and feet again zygodactyls. Most parrots are mostly green, with other colors, and some types are multi-color. Cockatoo of white species are often very black, and have a phone tip feathers at the summit of their leaders. Most parrots are monomorph or mini sexual Dimorphism. Species existing line of the Buff-size view of the pygmies-parrot, less than 10 grams (0.35 oz.) weight and 8 cm (3.2 inches) in length, hyacinth, Ara, 1, 0 m (3.3 feet) Long, and the kakapo, to 4.0 kilograms (8.8 lbs) weight. They are the variables to the birds in size in terms of length.

The main elements of most parrots nutrition are seeds, nuts, fruit, buds and other vegetable matter, and some species also eat insects and small animals, and the loris and are specialized for loriquets feed on nectar from flowers and red fruit. Nearly all parrots nest in the holes of trees (or nestboxes in captivity), and the laity protein, consisting of altricial (fainting) young people.

Parrots, as well as the crows, ravens and magpies, are just some of the birds, the intelligent, and the ability to certain types of parrots to imitate the human voice strengthens their popularity as pets. Humane wild parrots for the pet trade in, as well as other hunting, loss of habitat and competition non-native species, went to the wild populations, the parrots and were operating more than any other group of birds. The recent measures to preserve the habitat of certain top profile charismatic parrot protected species also have many of the less charismatic species in the ecosystem.

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