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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. Small, long-tailed, seed-eating parakeet Budgerigar Temporal range: Pliocene–Holocene Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Blue cere indicates male Flaking brown cere indicates female in breeding condition Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain ...
For example, "Alexandrine parrot" and "Alexandrine parakeet" are two common names for the same species, Psittacula eupatria, which is one of the largest species normally referred to as a parakeet. Many different species of parakeets are bred and sold commercially as pets, the budgerigar being the third most popular pet in the world, [ 3 ] after ...
Brotogeris is a genus of small parrots endemic to Central and South America. Their closest relatives are the monk parakeet and the cliff parakeet in the genus Myiopsitta. They eat seeds and fruit. [1] The word brotogeris means "having the voice of a human".
Parrots have featured in human writings, story, art, humor, religion, and music for thousands of years, such as Aesop's fable "The parrot and the cat", [127] the mention "The parrot can speak, and yet is nothing more than a bird" in The Book of Rites of Ancient China, [128] the Masnavi by Rumi of Persia in 1250 "The Merchant and the Parrot". [129]
The night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) is a small parrot endemic to the continent of Australia. It has also been known as porcupine parrot , nocturnal ground parakeet , midnight cockatoo , solitaire , spinifex parrot and night parakeet .
The Australian king parrot (Alisterus scapularis) is a species of parrot endemic to eastern Australia ranging from Cooktown in Queensland to Port Campbell in Victoria.Found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion of the continent, including eucalyptus wooded areas in and directly adjacent to subtropical and temperate rainforest.
Commercial bird food is widely available for feeding wild and domesticated birds, in the forms of both seed combinations and pellets. [9] [10]When feeding wild birds, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) [11] suggests that it be done year-round, with different mixes of nutrients being offered each season.
It has been suggested that parrots and macaws in the Amazon Basin eat clay from exposed river banks to neutralize these toxins. [13] In the western Amazon hundreds of macaws and other parrots descend to exposed river banks to consume clay on an almost daily basis [14] – except on rainy days. [15]