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| the toucan is not a parrot |
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the Hyacinth Macaw is the
largest parrot measuring 40
inches in length and
weighing in at a whopping
3lbs with a wingspan of
ovewr 4 feet
largest parrot measuring 40
inches in length and
weighing in at a whopping
3lbs with a wingspan of
ovewr 4 feet
parrotlets or pocket parrots
measure about 4 inches in
length and weigh a few
feathers
measure about 4 inches in
length and weigh a few
feathers
the pygmy parrot
measures about
31/2 inches in length
measures about
31/2 inches in length
Screen capture of The Parrotster Web Browser
A bit of Parrot history
The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote about his pet parrot named Psittace and the order of parrots owes its
scientific name to Aristotle's pet parrot .The word parrots a generic term used to designate the 350 or so species of
birds that belong to the Psittaciforme order. Parrots first made their appearance in Europe about 50 million years
ago..Parrots have had a very interesting European history In ancient Rome, some parrots had their own slaves
assigned to them as caretakers, while others were fed to the lions by a roman emperor as legend would have it.
Parrots now
Nowadays we have about 350 species of parrots. The order is broadly divided between 2 families: true parrots and
cockatoos. Parrots are known for their vocal abilities and some are indeed great talkers. They will imitate human
speech, household appliances, other animals and various other sounds. It is truly remarkable given that they do not
have vocal cords.;Nevertheless some parrots develop 1000 plus word vocabularies. Technically that makes hem
fluent does it not? There is some dispute;as to whether parrots can use language ,i.e, associate words with their
meanings and use them in context, or simply imitate human speech in the same manner that they can and likely will
imitate any other sounds. However, wild parrots do have flock dialects and ;their imitation of human speech may be,
for them, just another dialect they learn to bond with their human flocks..
The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote about his pet parrot named Psittace and the order of parrots owes its
scientific name to Aristotle's pet parrot .The word parrots a generic term used to designate the 350 or so species of
birds that belong to the Psittaciforme order. Parrots first made their appearance in Europe about 50 million years
ago..Parrots have had a very interesting European history In ancient Rome, some parrots had their own slaves
assigned to them as caretakers, while others were fed to the lions by a roman emperor as legend would have it.
Parrots now
Nowadays we have about 350 species of parrots. The order is broadly divided between 2 families: true parrots and
cockatoos. Parrots are known for their vocal abilities and some are indeed great talkers. They will imitate human
speech, household appliances, other animals and various other sounds. It is truly remarkable given that they do not
have vocal cords.;Nevertheless some parrots develop 1000 plus word vocabularies. Technically that makes hem
fluent does it not? There is some dispute;as to whether parrots can use language ,i.e, associate words with their
meanings and use them in context, or simply imitate human speech in the same manner that they can and likely will
imitate any other sounds. However, wild parrots do have flock dialects and ;their imitation of human speech may be,
for them, just another dialect they learn to bond with their human flocks..
Macaws in flight
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How to recognize Parrots and where to find them in the wild
Parrots are a very large family of birds easily recognized by their hook bills and ,
quite often, their predominantly green plumage, With a few exceptions ( see
Thick -billed parrot), their range is restricted to the tropical and subtropical
regions of the world. Parrots favour the warm regions of the world. South and
Central America as well as Australasia house the greatest number of parrots by
far. Although many can be found in the Pacific Ocean islands, India, southeast
Asia, the southern regions of North America, and Africa. Some parrots can be
found in the Caribbean countries exclusively. Parrots range in size from the huge
macaws and cockatoos to the tiny parrotlets, budgies ,and African lovebirds. In
the wild they survive on a diet of seeds, fruits, nuts, greenery. Some parrots
species have very long life spans often reaching the age of 50. The most
commonly owned pet parrots such as budgies, lovebirds, conures, cockatiels,
and parrotlets have short life spans.
Parrots are a very large family of birds easily recognized by their hook bills and ,
quite often, their predominantly green plumage, With a few exceptions ( see
Thick -billed parrot), their range is restricted to the tropical and subtropical
regions of the world. Parrots favour the warm regions of the world. South and
Central America as well as Australasia house the greatest number of parrots by
far. Although many can be found in the Pacific Ocean islands, India, southeast
Asia, the southern regions of North America, and Africa. Some parrots can be
found in the Caribbean countries exclusively. Parrots range in size from the huge
macaws and cockatoos to the tiny parrotlets, budgies ,and African lovebirds. In
the wild they survive on a diet of seeds, fruits, nuts, greenery. Some parrots
species have very long life spans often reaching the age of 50. The most
commonly owned pet parrots such as budgies, lovebirds, conures, cockatiels,
and parrotlets have short life spans.
Parrot Behaviour
Parrots are charming and very sociable animals. They are well known for their ability to imitate speech, their
great agility and their propensity for performing tricks. They are also very affectionate and mischievous.. They
are very challenging pets however. Many have realized that parrots are not obedient like dogs and cats, and that
they also do not understand punishment. They are very demanding and high maintenance pets. Parrots are
known to bite although strangely enough wild parrots are not known to bite other parrots
naturalencounters.com/images/Publications&Presentations/.) They demand an enormous amount of attention.
Captive parrots especially are still wild animals. The very traits that we find endearing can make them difficult as
pets. They are undomesticated animals hard wired to live in the wild. As pets, they will not be living in an
environment in any way similar to life in the wild and old habits die hard if at all. Some parrots also never learn to
talk, or do trick, and some are not interested in entertaining people.
Parrots are charming and very sociable animals. They are well known for their ability to imitate speech, their
great agility and their propensity for performing tricks. They are also very affectionate and mischievous.. They
are very challenging pets however. Many have realized that parrots are not obedient like dogs and cats, and that
they also do not understand punishment. They are very demanding and high maintenance pets. Parrots are
known to bite although strangely enough wild parrots are not known to bite other parrots
naturalencounters.com/images/Publications&Presentations/.) They demand an enormous amount of attention.
Captive parrots especially are still wild animals. The very traits that we find endearing can make them difficult as
pets. They are undomesticated animals hard wired to live in the wild. As pets, they will not be living in an
environment in any way similar to life in the wild and old habits die hard if at all. Some parrots also never learn to
talk, or do trick, and some are not interested in entertaining people.
Parrots can be pricey
Parrots are highly prized pets and, sometimes, very highly priced ones as can be seen by the very high market
value of some of the rarer species. In the US, at present, the Blue Mutation Amazon will fetch $18-20,000.
Parrots culture in the wild
Parrots are beautiful, intelligent and highly sociable birds. In the wild, it is still commonplace for them to use wide
tracts of forest for foraging and nesting. These forests are found in the warmest and most bio-diverse parts of the
planet, and are quite inhospitable to humans. Parrots gather in flocks that can best be described as parrot
communities of varying sizes where they shares common "dialects" and communal activities. A parrot is never
alone in the wild. I recall watching a TV documentary several years ago about the parrots of South and Central
America, mainly the larger Blue and Gold Macaws, Scarlet and Hyacinth Macaws. These are among the largest
parrots of the order and easily the flashiest and most conspicuous parrots. Their flight is like that of jumbo jets
and with wingspans of up to 4 feet wide Macaws are able to reach speeds of up to 35mph. Macaws can fly 100s of
miles daily foraging for food. Or, in the case of this documentary, to eat "dirt". It was documented on film that large
flocks of wild colourful parrots numbering a 1000 plus birds will make occasional trips to eat clay off mountains
and river banks. There is an element in this clay that works as an antidote tp the poisonous substance found in the
seeds that make up a large part of their diets.
Parrots are highly prized pets and, sometimes, very highly priced ones as can be seen by the very high market
value of some of the rarer species. In the US, at present, the Blue Mutation Amazon will fetch $18-20,000.
Parrots culture in the wild
Parrots are beautiful, intelligent and highly sociable birds. In the wild, it is still commonplace for them to use wide
tracts of forest for foraging and nesting. These forests are found in the warmest and most bio-diverse parts of the
planet, and are quite inhospitable to humans. Parrots gather in flocks that can best be described as parrot
communities of varying sizes where they shares common "dialects" and communal activities. A parrot is never
alone in the wild. I recall watching a TV documentary several years ago about the parrots of South and Central
America, mainly the larger Blue and Gold Macaws, Scarlet and Hyacinth Macaws. These are among the largest
parrots of the order and easily the flashiest and most conspicuous parrots. Their flight is like that of jumbo jets
and with wingspans of up to 4 feet wide Macaws are able to reach speeds of up to 35mph. Macaws can fly 100s of
miles daily foraging for food. Or, in the case of this documentary, to eat "dirt". It was documented on film that large
flocks of wild colourful parrots numbering a 1000 plus birds will make occasional trips to eat clay off mountains
and river banks. There is an element in this clay that works as an antidote tp the poisonous substance found in the
seeds that make up a large part of their diets.
Parrots are forest dwellers
Their natural habitats are definitely inhospitable to human . In the vast tracts of the tropical and subtropical
forests that parrots inhabits, they have plenty of food supplies and the luckier large parrots still have a sufficient
number of big old trees in which to nest and roost. Parrots normally fend very well for themselves in the wild.
They have established flock structures that meet their requirements for safety and communal living.. However
their status in the wild is presently threatened by outside forces such as the very active pet trade,deforestation,
urban and agricultural development, and in some countries the perception of parrots as crop pests. A third of the
350 species of parrots are on the endangered list at present. The rights of parrots are now protected in most
countries and many conservation groups are actively involved in the maintenance of wild parrot populations.
Their natural habitats are definitely inhospitable to human . In the vast tracts of the tropical and subtropical
forests that parrots inhabits, they have plenty of food supplies and the luckier large parrots still have a sufficient
number of big old trees in which to nest and roost. Parrots normally fend very well for themselves in the wild.
They have established flock structures that meet their requirements for safety and communal living.. However
their status in the wild is presently threatened by outside forces such as the very active pet trade,deforestation,
urban and agricultural development, and in some countries the perception of parrots as crop pests. A third of the
350 species of parrots are on the endangered list at present. The rights of parrots are now protected in most
countries and many conservation groups are actively involved in the maintenance of wild parrot populations.
Parrot communities
In the wild, parrots need vast tracts of forest to live out their lives. There they gather in flocks of varying sizes and
do most of their everyday activities communally whether it is eating, bathing, preening, establishing their nesting
territories etc...This strengthens their bonds and offer them also a sense of safety against would-be predators.
There is safety in numbers .Young parrots learn from other flock members all the information they need for their
survival such as where the best sources of food can be found, where to sleep,nest, and group dialects.
In the wild, parrots need vast tracts of forest to live out their lives. There they gather in flocks of varying sizes and
do most of their everyday activities communally whether it is eating, bathing, preening, establishing their nesting
territories etc...This strengthens their bonds and offer them also a sense of safety against would-be predators.
There is safety in numbers .Young parrots learn from other flock members all the information they need for their
survival such as where the best sources of food can be found, where to sleep,nest, and group dialects.
Parrot survival in the wild
The things needed for the survival of parrots seem simple enough. Assuming the weather conditions are met,
the parrots require a wide enough range of forests for foraging and nesting. They also need stable food
supplies, and a sufficient number of trees for their nesting and roosting activities. However with all the logging,
urbanization and agricultural developments taking place in their natural habitats, the wide tracts of forests
needed for their survival is becoming more and more scarce. Scarcity increases the market value of these
forests. The trees that provide the parrots with food and the large old trees parrots use for nesting areas are
also becoming scarcer on account of logging activities and they too have an increasing market value. The land
where the trees are growing is also becoming a rare commodity due to agricultural activities and urbanization
and it is also increasing in market value. And finally as many species of the most beautiful parrots are also
becoming rarer, and in some cases almost extinct, they too have a high market value and this makes them very
vulnerable to trapping for the pet trade.
The things needed for the survival of parrots seem simple enough. Assuming the weather conditions are met,
the parrots require a wide enough range of forests for foraging and nesting. They also need stable food
supplies, and a sufficient number of trees for their nesting and roosting activities. However with all the logging,
urbanization and agricultural developments taking place in their natural habitats, the wide tracts of forests
needed for their survival is becoming more and more scarce. Scarcity increases the market value of these
forests. The trees that provide the parrots with food and the large old trees parrots use for nesting areas are
also becoming scarcer on account of logging activities and they too have an increasing market value. The land
where the trees are growing is also becoming a rare commodity due to agricultural activities and urbanization
and it is also increasing in market value. And finally as many species of the most beautiful parrots are also
becoming rarer, and in some cases almost extinct, they too have a high market value and this makes them very
vulnerable to trapping for the pet trade.
The illegal trade of parrots
The illegal trade of wildlife is known to be a very lucrative activity. It may well be an exaggeration but some rank its profits in second place
after illegal drug trafficking activities. It is difficult t to quantify dollar value of black market activity. It is however possible to measure with a
reasonable degree of accuracy the number of animals involved in this trade. One third of the 350 species of wild parrots are currently on
the endangered species list and this is due in about equal measure to the pet trade and habitat loss.. Parrots are very highly prized in the
pet trade on account of their beauty, exoticism, vocal abilities and the and the general belief that they are very good pet material. Wild parrots
are more vulnerable to the pet trade than any other Wild parrots are more vulnerable to the pet trade than any other bird species. In fact,
one of the major causes of the decline in their Wild parrots are more vulnerable to the pet trade than any other bird species. In fact, one of
the major causes of the decline in their population is the poaching of little parrot chicks from their nest. Sadly, half of the birds captured do
not survive the trip to their intended foreign destination. The methods used in their transportation are too barbaric to mention. Wild caught
parrots can be had at a cheaper price than those raised locally in aviaries and that also creates a market demand for them The market
demand for large rare parrots and the large profits involved in the trade of these birds make the poaching of parrots an economic activity in
itself ..Ironically, the rarer the species the higher its market value.Species on the endangered list such as the Hyacinth Macaw can easily
fetch over $10,000 retail. In 1992, the US congress enacted a law that makes it illegal to import wild caught birds, and the EU imposed a ban
on imports in 2005. These laws have somewhat dampened illegal pet trade activities but so has the conservation efforts and various
eco-tourism projects.
The illegal trade of wildlife is known to be a very lucrative activity. It may well be an exaggeration but some rank its profits in second place
after illegal drug trafficking activities. It is difficult t to quantify dollar value of black market activity. It is however possible to measure with a
reasonable degree of accuracy the number of animals involved in this trade. One third of the 350 species of wild parrots are currently on
the endangered species list and this is due in about equal measure to the pet trade and habitat loss.. Parrots are very highly prized in the
pet trade on account of their beauty, exoticism, vocal abilities and the and the general belief that they are very good pet material. Wild parrots
are more vulnerable to the pet trade than any other Wild parrots are more vulnerable to the pet trade than any other bird species. In fact,
one of the major causes of the decline in their Wild parrots are more vulnerable to the pet trade than any other bird species. In fact, one of
the major causes of the decline in their population is the poaching of little parrot chicks from their nest. Sadly, half of the birds captured do
not survive the trip to their intended foreign destination. The methods used in their transportation are too barbaric to mention. Wild caught
parrots can be had at a cheaper price than those raised locally in aviaries and that also creates a market demand for them The market
demand for large rare parrots and the large profits involved in the trade of these birds make the poaching of parrots an economic activity in
itself ..Ironically, the rarer the species the higher its market value.Species on the endangered list such as the Hyacinth Macaw can easily
fetch over $10,000 retail. In 1992, the US congress enacted a law that makes it illegal to import wild caught birds, and the EU imposed a ban
on imports in 2005. These laws have somewhat dampened illegal pet trade activities but so has the conservation efforts and various
eco-tourism projects.
see http://www.internationalparrotletsociety.org/smuggle.html
http://www.american.edu/TED/parrot.htm
http://www.awionline.org/pubs/Quarterly/sp03/0603p11.htm
http://www.internationalparrotletsociety.org/smuggle.html
and [PDF] Nest Poaching in Neotropical Parrots see www.cnr.berkeley.edu/~beis/Pubs_PDF/pub_docs/PoachCB.pdf
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