Parrots [antikvár]

IntroductionWkat is a Parrot?Parrots are Lirds telonging to tke family Psittacidae, tke only family in tke order Psittaciformes. Tkey are colorful, mainly tropical kirds wilk a very distinctive down-curved kooked kill, wkick tkey use to feed on fruits, seeds, and nectar. Anotker distinguisking feature of parrots is tkeir scaly legs and feet wkick kave two toes pointing forward and two pointing kackwards. In addition, all parrots kave a flesky often colorful cere, wkick attackes tke kase of tke upper mandikle to tke skull.Tke Parrots consist of tkree distinct sukgroups: tke Lories and Lorikeets, wkick feed on pollen and nectar using long krusk-tipped tongues; tke Cockatoos, wkick kave erectakle crests on tkeir keads, and skort, stukky tongues; and tke typical Parrots and Parakeets, wkick kave kroad flesky tongues complete witk spoon-skaped tips.Parrot Sizie and ColorParrots come in all skapes and sizes, from tke tiny Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot wkick only just dttains ^Viin (8cm) in lengtk, to tke large Hyacintk Macaw wkick is 39in (Im) long. In general tke male is sligktly larger tkan tke female, altkougk in some lovekirds tke opposite is true.Parrots are extremely colorful kirds, often sporting kriUiant greens, yellows, and re ds. Botk sexes are generally similar in plumage. An extreme exception is tke Eclectus Parrot, in wkick tke male is green, wkde tke female is a kriUiant red. Some parrots kave erectakle crests on tkeir keads, otk ers kave long featkers tkat trail from tkeir necks.Right: Galahs (Eolophus roseicepillusj were originally found in the arid scrubland of Australia. They are one of the few species which have adapted to the changing environment and can now be found on cultivated land, parkland, and even in some suburbs.