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It was once found throughout Cuba, but it is now mainly confined to the forested areas of the main island and Isla de la Juventud. There are about 10,000 individuals in Cuba, including an estimated 1,100–1,320 on Isla de la Juventud. [1] [3] On the Cayman Islands the parrot lives in dry forest and on agricultural land.
One of the largest parrot conservation groups is the World Parrot Trust, [161] an international organisation. The group gives assistance to worthwhile projects, as well as producing a magazine (PsittaScene) [162] and raising funds through donations and memberships, often from pet parrot owners. On a smaller scale, local parrot clubs raise money ...
Red-cheeked parrot: G. geoffroyi (Bechstein, 1811) LC: New Guinea (excluding the New Guinea Highlands), Maluku, North Maluku, Buru Island, Aru Islands, Timor, and the Lesser Sunda Islands: Blue-collared parrot: G. simplex (Meyer, 1874) LC: New Guinea Highlands and West Papua Song parrot: G. heteroclitus (Hombron and Jacquinot, 1841) LC
The others are the thick-billed parrot, now extirpated, [3] and the green parakeet, still present in Texas; [4] a fourth parrot species, the red-crowned amazon, is debated. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The Carolina parakeet was called puzzi la née ("head of yellow") or pot pot chee by the Seminole and kelinky in Chickasaw . [ 8 ]
They are also found in Spain, where the most common parrot present is the turquoise-fronted amazon. Portugal , California (where the birds were largely introduced during the 20th century), Puerto Rico , South Africa , and the Netherlands have also reported sightings of Amazona parrots.
The kea (/ ˈ k iː ə / KEE-ə; Māori:; Nestor notabilis) is a species of large parrot in the family Strigopidae [3] that is endemic to the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. [4] About 48 cm (19 in) long, it is mostly olive-green, with brilliant orange under its wings and has a large, narrow, curved, grey-brown ...
The New World parrots, and by implication Old World parrots, last shared a common ancestor with the Australian cockatoos in the family the Cacatuidae approximately 33 Mya. [ 3 ] The data place most of the diversification of psittaciformes around 40 Mya, after the separation of Australia from West Antarctica and South America.
The collared lory (Vini solitaria) is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to the islands of Fiji. It is the only Fijian rainforest bird to adapt to urban landscapes and can be found in urban Suva. Measuring 20 cm (7.9 in), it has bright red underparts and face with a purple crown and greenish upperparts.