PPT-Parrots

By Melanie THE ANATOMY OF A PARROT Flexible tongues are for food They have a hooked bill that is very strong King parrots have bright colors Parrots have excellent eyesight Green wings are used for camouflage . The virus that causes the disease has been identified from many wild populations and is believed to occur naturally However where bird populations are low the disease may have the potential to cause catastrophic losses PCD has caused a number of dea 1. This document is WEC-XXX, one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sc Selena . Adriana . Christian. Nicholas . Kwan . Parrots. “Parrot. " is a broad term that can refer to any of several hundred subspecies including but not limited to amazons, macaws, lories, . parrotlets. By: Lucy. Where Parrots Live. Parrots live in holes of trees.. Some parrots live in Africa or Asia.. Parrots live in wet and warm places.. What Parrots Look Like. Parrots are very colorful.. Parrots have thick hooked beaks.. Birds are prey animals: fear and discomfort are likely to trigger a “�ght or �ight” response. They will often lynge or bite to escape. WHAT TO EXPECT: PROPERLY HOLD A QUICK GUIDE TOSMALL PARROTS:BUDGIES,COCKATIELS ANDLOVEBIRDS dishes daily. Clean and disinfect the cage at leastonce a week. Toys and perches will need occasionalor mash, should provide the bulk of y By Dr Roger K.A. Allen A Rare Bird One afternoon about ten years ago, my plumber , who is a good friend of mine , rang to tell me he was very sick and his doctor was doing tests to see if his weight Endangered. Species. What would happen to our planet if Parrots disappeared?. Our planet would be very quiet without Parrots . How long have Parrots been around and how did they evolve?. Parrots have been around 40 million years a long time before man walked on the earth. Endangered. Species. What would happen to our planet if Parrots disappeared?. Our planet would be very quiet without Parrots . How long have Parrots been around and how did they evolve?. Parrots have been around 40 million years a long time before man walked on the earth. By Alex Wells. The Blue-Throated Macaw. The Blue-Throated Macaws are critically endangered in their native country which is Bolivia. An estimated 73 to 87 adults are left in the wild. . Green-Checked Amazon Parrot. Parrots DEFENSES. PARROTS have wings and tail feathers.. They can camouflage themselves with their colors.. Their enemies are people, pythons, alligators and other birds.. Characteristics. It’s feet are claws.. Parrots DEFENSES. PARROTS have wings and tail feathers.. They can camouflage themselves with their colors.. Their enemies are people, pythons, alligators and other birds.. Characteristics. It’s feet are claws.. 2 legged. Egg laying . Warm blooded. Vertebrates. Feathers. Wings. Classification – 3 orders. Kingdom – Animalia. Phylum – Chordata. Class – Avies. Order. 1. Psittaciformes – parrots, cockatoos, macaws, lories, parakeets. Smart Birds?. Which birds are the smartest?. Parrots, of course!. Birds are small, flying dinosaurs. ~10,000 species of birds. All continents as well as the oceans. Some travel widely and migrate.