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For other uses, see Parrot (disambiguation).

The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae, one of the two families in the biological order Psittaciformes. The other family is the Cacatuidae (or cockatoos).

Phylogeny


The classification of the family is discussed in detail under Psittaciformes.

Image gallery


image:parrot.red.macaw.1.arp.750pix.jpg|A Scarlet Macaw Image:Doouuble_yellow_headed_amizon.JPG|A pet Yellow-headed Parrot

Species list


Species list of parrots sorted:

Books


  • Bruce Thomas Boehner - Parrot Culture. Our 2.500-year-Long Fascination with the World's Most Talkative Bird (2004)

External links


Parrots | Psittacidae | Heraldic birds

Eigentliche Papageien | Psittacidae | Papagedoj | Perroquet | Loro | Papagayo | תוכיים | Boloky | Papegaaien | オウム科 (Sibley) | Papegøyer | Papugowate | Papagaio | Попугай | Parrot | Papukaijat | Äkta papegojor | นกแก้ว | 鹦鹉科

 

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the "True parrots".

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