Parrot
For other uses of the word parrot, see
Parrot (disambiguation). Parrots are birds of the roughly 350
species in the
order, Psittaciformes found in most warm and tropical regions. Also known as psittacines (pronounced ), they are usually grouped into two
families: the
Psittacidae (true parrots) and the
Cacatuidae (cockatoos). Characteristic features of all parrots include a strong curved broad bill generally used for cracking seeds or nuts, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet, with two toes at the front and two at the back of each foot. All parrots use the bill as an additional limb for climbing by gripping or hooking on branches and other supports. The
lories and lorikeets are specialised nectar-feeding parrots that have a tongue with a brushed tip for taking
nectar from flowers. Most Psittacidae parrots are predominantly green, and some species including many lories and lorikeets are multi-colored; cockatoo species range from mostly white to mostly black, and they have a mobile
crest of feathers on the top of their heads which can be raised for display, and retracted. Most parrots are monomorphic or minimally
sexually dimorphic.
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