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  2. Parrot - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. List of parrots - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Cockatiel - Wikipedia

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    Wild cockatiels are grey with visible differences between males and females. Male grey cockatiels typically have yellow heads while the female has a grey head. Juveniles tend to look like females with pinker beaks. The pied mutation first appeared in California in 1949. This mutation is a blotch of colour on an otherwise solid-coloured bird.

  5. Cockatoo - Wikipedia

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    Like amazon parrots and macaws, cockatoos frequently develop cloacal papillomas. The relationship with malignancy is unknown, as is the cause, although a parrot papilloma virus has been isolated from a grey parrot with the condition.

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    Why do feral Mexican parrots thrive in L.A. but struggle to ... they are just like the parrots from Mexico we’ve ... The look of Southern California’s green canopies has changed significantly ...

  7. Macaw - Wikipedia

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    Most species are associated with forests, but others prefer woodland or savannah-like habitats. [3] Proportionately larger beaks, long tails, and relatively bare, light-coloured medial (facial patch) areas distinguish macaws from other parrots.

  8. Parrots and turtles often outlive their owners. Then what ...

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    Many parrots can live upward of 60 years, and the lifespan of turtles can be even longer. But what happens when their owners die? Parrots and turtles often outlive their owners.

  9. Amazon parrot - Wikipedia

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    For captive-bred birds, the average breeding age is around four years, with some larger groups like yellow-crowned amazons requiring six years. Captive birds as old as 30 years have laid eggs. [27] Amazon parrots average 5 weeks for nest initiation, with most successful nestings averaging 2.2 fledglings. [28]

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