Facts about Parrots

Interesting Facts about Parrots

Facts about Parrots
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• Fact 1 - Definition: Parrots are usually brightly colored tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds. There are about 250 different species

• Fact 2 - Parrots are described as zygodactylous. A zygodactyl bird has the first and fourth toes directed backward the second and third pointing forward
• Fact 3 - They have a short rounded or even tail, and some have a naked space on the cheeks such as the gray parrot, or jako of Africa and the Amazon and the green parrots of America
• Fact 4 - Many species of parrots, as cage birds, learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases
• Fact 5 - Parrots eat seeds, nuts, fruit, buds and other plant material
• Fact 6 - They are highly intelligent birds
• Fact 7 - Parrots are found on all tropical and subtropical continents
• Fact 8 - Pet Parrots are popular due to their sociable and affectionate nature, their intelligence, bright colours and their ability to imitate human voices

• Fact 9 - The Budgerigar is a small parrot and is the most popular of all pet bird species

• Fact 10 - Other parrot species that are kept as pets include macaws, Amazons, cockatoos, African Greys, lovebirds, cockatiels and parakeets
• Fact 11 - Lifespan: 80 years
• Fact 12 - Parrots are omnivores, this means they eat both vegetables and meat
• Fact 13 - Weight: 2.25 oz (65 g) to 3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
• Fact 14 - Height: 3.5 in (8.7cm) to 40 in (100 cm)
• Fact 15 - They use their bills and toes for climbing
• Fact 16 - Parrots are monogamous - they mate for life
• Fact 17 - African gray parrots are the best mimics. Wild parrots do not imitate
• Fact 18 - Parrots are the only birds that can bring food to its mouth with its foot
• Fact 19 - The biggest parrot is the Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) which grows up to 39 inches (100cm) long and can weigh almost 5 pounds
• Fact 20 - The smallest parrot is the buff-faced pygmy parrot (Micropsitta pusio) which is only 3.5 inches (9 cm) tall and weighs as little as 0.4oz (11,5g)
• Fact 21 - Parrot eggs are always white
• Fact 22 - There are 11 million pet parrots in the United States
• Fact 23 - Endangered Species: 130 species are listed as near threatened or worse by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

• Fact 24 - Parrots classified as 'Endangered' include those on the following list:
  • Red-Tailed Amazon (Red-Tailed Parrot)
    Imperial Amazon
    Yellow-Headed Amazon
    Red-Browed Amazon
    Vinaceous Amazon
    Green-Cheeked Amazon
    Norfolk Island Parakeet
    Pink-Billed Parrotfinch
    Golden-Shouldered Parrot
    Thick-Billed Parrot
    Black-Eared Parrotlet
    Golden-Tailed Parrotlet
    Hyacinth Macaw
    Red-Fronted Macaw
    Carnaby's Black Cockatoo

• Fact 24 - Parrots classified as 'Critically Endangered' include those on the following list:
  • Puerto Rican Amazon
    Night Parrot
    Fuertes's Parrot
    Orange-Bellied Parrot
    Yellow-Eared Conure
    Owl Parrot
    Lear's Macaw
    Blue-Throated Macaw
    Lesser Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
    Red-Vented Cockatoo
    Mauritius Parakeet
    Glaucous Macaw

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