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Meyer's parrots are still common in the wild, although numbers have decreased locally following destruction of woodlands. It is generally not considered to be at risk, [1] as their large population, limited pressure from trade and hunting, and 6,000,000 km 2 home range make these birds unlikely to face extinction in the near future. Trade in ...
Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and they have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two to the back. Most of the more than 150 species in this family are found ...
Meyer's Parrot, Poicephalus meyeri: Approximate ranges of the six races. Colours are assigned suggesting the abdomen colour of the particular race. Date: Jun - Jul 2007. Uploaded to Commons Dec 2007: Source: Self-made using following sources: Zimmerman D.A. et al, Birds of Kenya. 1996. ISBN 1 875091 04 1; The atlas of southern African birds.
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The hatchlings' weight could only be measured in captive breeding so far and is five (Meyer's parrot) to six (brown-headed parrot) gram (≈ 0,18 to 0,21 oz). The chicks are covered in white or light grey downy feathers and their usually rather noisy parents become more quiet and watchful while around the nest.
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A ceasefire between Turkey and the U.S.-backed Kurdish Syrian forces (SDF) around the northern Syrian city of Manbij has been extended until the end of this week, State Department spokesperson ...
Though the average lifespan of a wild Niam-Niam Parrot is currently unknown, related parrots in Poicephalus, such as the Senegal parrot and Meyer's parrot, live on average for 20–30 years in the wild and up to 50 years or more in captivity. This is the approximate range of the Niam-Niam parrot in central Africa.