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    Parrot

    Parrots (Psittaciformes), also known as psittacines (/ˈsɪtəsaɪnz/),[1][2] are birds with a strong
    curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet.[a] They are conformed by four families that
    contain roughly 410 species in 101 genera, found mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The
    four families are the Psittaculidae (Old World parrots), Psittacidae (African and New World
    parrots), Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and Strigopidae (New Zealand parrots). One-third of all
    parrot species are threatened by extinction, with a higher aggregate extinction risk (IUCN Red
    List Index) than any other comparable bird group.[3] Parrots have a
    generally pantropical distribution with several species inhabiting temperate regions as well. The
    greatest diversity of parrots is in South America[4] and Australasia.[5]

    Parrots—along with ravens, crows, jays, and magpies—are among the most intelligent birds,
    and the ability of some species to imitate human speech enhances their popularity as pets.
    They form the most variably sized bird order in terms of length; many are vividly coloured and
    some, multi-coloured. Most parrots exhibit little or no sexual dimorphism in the visual
    spectrum.

    The most important components of most parrots' diets are seeds, nuts, fruit, buds, and other
    plant material. A few species sometimes eat animals and carrion, while the lories and
    lorikeets are specialised for feeding on floral nectar and soft fruits. Almost all parrots nest
    in tree hollows (or nest boxes in captivity), and lay white eggs from which
    hatch altricial (helpless) young.

    Trapping wild parrots for the pet trade, as well as hunting, habitat loss,
    and competition from invasive species, has diminished wild populations, with parrots being
    subjected to more exploitation than any other group of wild birds. As of 2021, about 50 million
    parrots (half of all parrots) live in captivity, with the vast majority of these living as pets in
    people's homes.[6] Measures taken to conserve the habitats of some high-profile charismatic
    species have also protected many of the less charismatic species living in the
    same ecosystems.

    Parrots are the only creatures that display true tripedalism, using their necks and beaks as
    limbs with propulsive forces equal to or greater than those forces generated by the forelimbs
    of primates when climbing vertical surfaces. They can travel with cyclical tripedal gaits when
    climbing.[7]

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