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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. The verb "parrot" in the dictionary means "to repeat by rote".
Senegal parrots and brown-headed parrots for example have blackish or dark brown heads, while the head plumage of brown-necked and Cape parrots is grey-brown to silver-grey. With the exception of the red-fronted parrot, the different colours of head and body plumage of these four species do not overlap or blend. The red-fronted parrot only ...
The Cacatuoidea are quite [clarification needed] distinct, having a movable head crest, a different arrangement of the carotid arteries, a gall bladder, differences in the skull bones, [6] and lack the Dyck texture feathers that—in the Psittacoidea—scatter light to produce the vibrant colours of so many parrots. [7]
The grey parrot is medium-sized, predominantly grey and black-billed. Its typical weight is 400 g (14 oz), with an approximate length of 33 cm (13 in), [8] and a wingspan of 46–52 cm (18– 20 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). [9] The head and wings are generally darker than the body. The head and body feathers have slight white edges; the tail feathers are red.
The bald parrot is a medium-small, overall green parrot with a bald, brownish-orange head. [2] ... a paler and more yellow color around the eye, black(ish) coloring ...
The plum-headed parakeet is a mainly green parrot, 33 cm long with a tail up to 22 cm. The male has a red head which shades to purple-blue on the back of the crown, nape and cheeks, while the female has a blueish-gray head.
The head and crest is bright red in males, but dark grey in females. The edges of feathers in underparts have edges of yellow or pink. The edges of feathers on upperarts are slightly paler grey than the rest of the feather, which makes the bird look somewhat barred.
The general plumage colour is green, indeed Sinclair et al., (1993) [2] describe the species as “the greenest parrot of the sub-region”. The under wing coverts are bright yellow, although the extent of this is variable.