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Grey parrot on top of their cage.. A companion parrot is a parrot kept as a pet that interacts abundantly with its human counterpart. Generally, most species of parrot can make excellent companions, but must be carefully managed around children and other common pet species like dogs and cats as they might be hostile towards them.
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct. Contents
Parrots, also known as psittacines (/ ˈ s ɪ t ə s aɪ n z /), [1] [2] are the 402 species of birds that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions, of which 387 are extant. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the ...
Good choice, bird. Taking Care of Parrots. One of the best parts of this video is it shows off how much exercise, entertainment, and enrichment parrots actually need. These exotic, tropical birds ...
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Parrots have featured in human writings, story, art, humor, religion, and music for thousands of years, such as Aesop's fable "The parrot and the cat", [127] the mention "The parrot can speak, and yet is nothing more than a bird" in The Book of Rites of Ancient China, [128] the Masnavi by Rumi of Persia in 1250 "The Merchant and the Parrot". [129]
Some birds are about to get new names. And no, we aren't talking pets, parrots at a zoo, or cartoon characters like Woody Woodpecker. Think the Cooper’s hawk, Townsend’s warbler and Bachman ...
Shortwing (bird) Slaty flycatcher; Slender-billed cuckoo-dove; Smoky honeyeater; Snowfinch; Solomons boobook; Sooty woodpecker; Southern grey shrike; Southern mountain greenbul; Sparrowhawk; Spinifex parrot; Spot-backed puffbird; Spotted nightingale-thrush; Spurfowl; Sri Lanka bulbul; Streak-throated fulvetta; Streaked antwren; Striolated ...