Interesting Facts about PARROTS ***

Facts about Parrots

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Did you Know? List of Facts about Parrots
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Parrots, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about Parrots are as follows:

Fact 1 - Definition: Parrots are usually brightly colored tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds. There are about 250 different species

Fact 2 - Parrots are described as zygodactylous. A zygodactyl bird has the first and fourth toes directed backward the second and third pointing forward
Fact 3 - They have a short rounded or even tail, and some have a naked space on the cheeks such as the gray parrot, or jako of Africa and the Amazon and the green parrots of America
Fact 4 - Many species of parrots, as cage birds, learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases
Fact 5 - Parrots eat seeds, nuts, fruit, buds and other plant material
Fact 6 - They are highly intelligent birds
Fact 7 - Parrots are found on all tropical and subtropical continents
Fact 8 - Pet Parrots are popular due to their sociable and affectionate nature, their intelligence, bright colours and their ability to imitate human voices
Fact 9 - The Budgerigar is a small parrot and is the most popular of all pet bird species
Fact 10 - Other parrot species that are kept as pets include macaws, Amazons, cockatoos, African Greys, lovebirds, cockatiels and parakeets
Fact 11 - Lifespan: 80 years
Fact 12 - Parrots are omnivores, this means they eat both vegetables and meat
Fact 13 - Weight: 2.25 oz (65 g) to 3.5 lbs (1.6 kg)
Fact 14 - Height: 3.5 in (8.7cm) to 40 in (100 cm)
Fact 15 - They use their bills and toes for climbing
Fact 16 - Parrots are monogamous - they mate for life
Fact 17 - African gray parrots are the best mimics. Wild parrots do not imitate
Fact 18 - Parrots are the only birds that can bring food to its mouth with its foot
Fact 19 - The biggest parrot is the Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) which grows up to 39 inches (100cm) long and can weigh almost 5 pounds
Fact 20 - The smallest parrot is the buff-faced pygmy parrot (Micropsitta pusio) which is only 3.5 inches (9 cm) tall and weighs as little as 0.4oz (11,5g)
Fact 21 - Parrot eggs are always white
Fact 22 - There are 11 million pet parrots in the United States
Fact 23 - Endangered Species: 130 species are listed as near threatened or worse by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Fact 24 - Parrots classified as 'Endangered' include those on the following list:
- Red-Tailed Amazon (Red-Tailed Parrot)
  Imperial Amazon
  Yellow-Headed Amazon
  Red-Browed Amazon
  Vinaceous Amazon
  Green-Cheeked Amazon
  Norfolk Island Parakeet
  Pink-Billed Parrotfinch
  Golden-Shouldered Parrot
  Thick-Billed Parrot
  Black-Eared Parrotlet
  Golden-Tailed Parrotlet
  Hyacinth Macaw
  Red-Fronted Macaw
  Carnaby's Black Cockatoo

Fact 24 - Parrots classified as 'Critically Endangered' include those on the following list:
- Puerto Rican Amazon
  Night Parrot
  Fuertes's Parrot
  Orange-Bellied Parrot
  Yellow-Eared Conure
  Owl Parrot
  Lear's Macaw
  Blue-Throated Macaw
  Lesser Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
  Red-Vented Cockatoo
  Mauritius Parakeet
  Glaucous Macaw