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  2. Companion parrot - Wikipedia

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    While a wild diet can never be replicated, it can be used as a guide for a companion parrot’s diet. One aspect that can be mimicked is the variety of foods in the diet. Parrots in the wild spend a lot of time being active, flying and searching for food. In captivity, parrots spend much less energy daily, so the bird will need less food. [10]

  3. 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]

  4. Bird - Wikipedia

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    Birds that employ many strategies to obtain food or feed on a variety of food items are called generalists, while others that concentrate time and effort on specific food items or have a single strategy to obtain food are considered specialists. [78]

  5. The Life of Birds - Wikipedia

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    The Life of Birds is a BBC nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 21 October 1998. A study of the evolution and habits of birds , it was the third of Attenborough's specialised surveys following his major trilogy that began with Life on Earth .

  6. Poultry - Wikipedia

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    The term also includes waterfowls of the family Anatidae (ducks and geese) but does not include wild birds hunted for food known as game or quarry. Recent genomic studies involving the four extant junglefowl species reveals that the domestication of chicken, the most populous poultry species, occurred around 8,000 years ago in Southeast Asia ...

  7. List of birds of Kerala - Wikipedia

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    Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Indian swiftlet, Aerodramus unicolor; Edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus ...

  8. Bird conservation - Wikipedia

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    Bird conservation is a field in the science of conservation biology related to threatened birds. Humans have had a profound effect on many bird species. Humans have had a profound effect on many bird species.

  9. Myna - Wikipedia

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    This is a group of passerine birds which are native to Iran and Southern Asia, especially Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Several species have been introduced to areas like North America , Australia , South Africa , Fiji and New Zealand , especially the common myna , which is often regarded as an invasive species .