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  2. List of birds of California - Wikipedia

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    The California quail is the official state bird of California. This list of birds of California is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the U.S. state of California as determined by the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC). [1] Additional accidental and hypothetical species have been added from different sources.

  3. Threatened in their homeland, feral Mexican parrots thrive on ...

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    Red-crowned parrots, whose home range is restricted to the lowlands of northeast Mexico, were first recorded in the Los Angeles area in 1963. Since then, the population has swelled to more than ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Parrot - Wikipedia

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    Parrots are used as symbols of nations and nationalism. A parrot is found on the flag of Dominica and two parrots on their coat of arms. [133] The St. Vincent parrot is the national bird of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a Caribbean nation. [134] Sayings about parrots colour the modern English language.

  6. Red-crowned amazon - Wikipedia

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    The California Parrot Project says that red-crowned amazons are among the thirteen species of parrots with naturalized populations in California, including six in the genus Amazona. [12] Los Angeles has been called a sanctuary for this endangered species, with a population of around 3,000 that is estimated to meet or exceed the remaining wild ...

  7. Amazon parrot - Wikipedia

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    The birds are present in Germany, but their status is unclear. 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.

  8. Psittacara - Wikipedia

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    Species of the genus are found in Central and South America, the Caribbean and one species reaching the southern United States. Until 2013, all the species were placed in the genus Aratinga . Many of the Psittacara species are kept in aviculture or as companion parrots , where they are commonly known as conures .

  9. Dead parrots offer clues to a poacher lurking in L.A. suburb ...

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