Parrots are the kind of bird. The modern classification includes more than 300 kind of parrots.
Description of parrots
A characteristic feature of the parrot is its bright color: blue, red or green, many have long crests and tails.
The weight of parrots ranges from tens of grams to a kilogram. Females are usually smaller than males. How long do parrots live? Under natural conditions, the age of some kind of parrots reaches 50 years, and when kept in captivity, it rarely exceeds 35.
What do parrots eat?
The diet of parrots includes the whole variety of plant foods: fruits and vegetables, nuts and cereals, various berries, young shoots of trees. Some kind of parrots feed on pollen and nectar or dig up the roots of plants. Small insects are used as protein food.
Where do parrots live?
These colorful birds live in the tropics and subtropics. More than half of all kind live in Australia, almost a third of them are in the countries of South and Central America, a small part lives in Africa and South Asia.
Abandoned termite mounds, hollows or burrows are chosen as dwellings. They lead a collective life.
Information about parrot’s babies
The weight of baby parrot gets used to a few grams.At the age of one month they learn to fly. After they learn, they become independent.
Amount of parrots in the wild
There are about 1 billion parrots in the wild.