Psittaciformes
Common Name: Parrot
Scientific Name: Psittaciformes
Class: Aves
Location: They can be found in all Tropical and Sub Tropical countries like South America, Southeast Asia, Central America, Australia, and Africa. Australia is home to most of the parrot species.
Description Of Habitat: They love warm tropical weather.
Fun Facts:
1) There are more than 350 bird species, including parakeets, macaws, cockatiels and cockatoos
2) To be classified as a parrot, the bird must have a curved beak, and its feet must be zygodactyl, which means there are four toes on each foot with two toes that point forward and two that point backward.
3) Most parrots are social birds that live in groups called flocks. African grey parrots live in flocks with as many as 20 to 30 birds.
4) Parrots are omnivores, which means that they can eat both meat and vegetation.
Many species of parrots are endangered. The kakapo (Strigops habroptila) is a critically endangered parrot, according to the Kakapo Recovery Organization, who say there are fewer than 150 left. The there are only 50 orange- bellies parrots(Neophema chrysogaster), found in Australia, making it one of the most endangered parrots in the world. The yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix) is another endangered parrot, though there are more of them than kakapos or orange-bellied parrots. According to International Union for Conservation of Nature, there are 7,000 yellow-headed Amazons left in the wild. Human interactions with these birds vary. With the destruction of their homes, the birds are having a hard time living without the habitat they need. Although, many parrots are taken in as pets.
Citations:
http://www.livescience.com/28071-parrots.html
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/parrot.html
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAYQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsurvivorsucks.yuku.com%2Ftopic%2F78322%2FOLIVE-Robbed-by-a-bitter-jury%3Fpage%3D46&ei=ewhpVL2ELYafyQTk6YCYAw&bvm=bv.79142246,d.aWw&psig=AFQjCNG9mVwoJwB_sxkd5C6sVZ58Lm4yHA&ust=1416255871602012
Common Name: Parrot
Scientific Name: Psittaciformes
Class: Aves
Location: They can be found in all Tropical and Sub Tropical countries like South America, Southeast Asia, Central America, Australia, and Africa. Australia is home to most of the parrot species.
Description Of Habitat: They love warm tropical weather.
Fun Facts:
1) There are more than 350 bird species, including parakeets, macaws, cockatiels and cockatoos
2) To be classified as a parrot, the bird must have a curved beak, and its feet must be zygodactyl, which means there are four toes on each foot with two toes that point forward and two that point backward.
3) Most parrots are social birds that live in groups called flocks. African grey parrots live in flocks with as many as 20 to 30 birds.
4) Parrots are omnivores, which means that they can eat both meat and vegetation.
Many species of parrots are endangered. The kakapo (Strigops habroptila) is a critically endangered parrot, according to the Kakapo Recovery Organization, who say there are fewer than 150 left. The there are only 50 orange- bellies parrots(Neophema chrysogaster), found in Australia, making it one of the most endangered parrots in the world. The yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix) is another endangered parrot, though there are more of them than kakapos or orange-bellied parrots. According to International Union for Conservation of Nature, there are 7,000 yellow-headed Amazons left in the wild. Human interactions with these birds vary. With the destruction of their homes, the birds are having a hard time living without the habitat they need. Although, many parrots are taken in as pets.
Citations:
http://www.livescience.com/28071-parrots.html
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/parrot.html
http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAYQjB0&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsurvivorsucks.yuku.com%2Ftopic%2F78322%2FOLIVE-Robbed-by-a-bitter-jury%3Fpage%3D46&ei=ewhpVL2ELYafyQTk6YCYAw&bvm=bv.79142246,d.aWw&psig=AFQjCNG9mVwoJwB_sxkd5C6sVZ58Lm4yHA&ust=1416255871602012