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Hello Friends Today we are talk about on the Nature Creature Parrot.

Class: Aves

Order: Psittaciformes; Wagler, 1830

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Scientific name: Psittaciformes

Lifespan: Kakapo: 95 years, Hyacinth macaw: 50 years.

History of Parrots:

The first record of a parrot being kept as a pet in the British Isles is 1504, when Prince Henry Tudor, later Henry VIII, took possession of an African Grey. Parrots had been kept as pets long before this, however, in their native countries, particularly the pacific islands and South America. There is evidence that the bird was being kept in Brazil 5,000 years ago; India 3,000 years ago; Egypt 2,000 years ago; and China 1800 years ago.

Alexander the Great brought pet Ring-necked Parakeets to Greece in 327BC, and the Alexandrine Parakeet was named after him. The Romans were fond of the birds too, and many were kept in the Empire (although there is no record of pet Roman parrots in Britain). Pliny the Elder, writing in 77BC, instructs owners to hit the birds on the head to encourage them to speak – definitely a piece of advice to ignore!

Parrots became a rarity in European households after the demise of the Roman Empire, but the trade picked up again in the 15th century. Christopher Columbus brought Amazon parrots back to Spain, gifts from the native Americans he had encountered.Parrots’ ability to pick up human speech is one of the keys to their success through the centuries. Indeed, the Kama Sutra (10th century AD), more famous for advice of a different kind, asserts that one of the 63 things a man has to master is teaching a parrot to talk.

Parrots enjoyed a new vogue amongst the rich in the eighteenth century, largely inspired by the aviaries of French “Sun King” Louis XIV at Versailles. Modern parrot-keeping, however, began in the 1800s, spearheaded by the Budgerigar trade.Parrot-keeping suffered a major blow in the 1920s with the rise of the disease Psittacosis, aka Parrot fever. The revival began in the ‘50s, and since the 1970s the average town-dweller has never been more than 100 metres away from a pet parrot, such is the family’s popularity (with the Budgie and Cockatiel taking the mammoth share of the numbers).Mercifully, since the 1960s pet trade legislation has been tightened up, and most birds in captivity these days are captive-bred specimens. In the case of many endangered species, this captive breeding is now an important lifeline. The World Parrot Trust was founded in 1989 with the sole objective or protecting parrot species across the world.

Type of Parrots:

Parrot family house roughly 393 species of birds and are among the most intelligent birds in the world along with crows and magpies. Parakeets are actually a type of green parrot from small to medium-sized and there are around 10 known species of parakeets found in India.

  1: Rose-ringed Parakeet

2: Alexandrine Parakeet

3: Blue-winged Parakeet

4: Plum-headed Parakeet

5: Slaty-headed Parakeet

6:Red-breasted Parakeet

7:Grey-headed Parakeet

8:Lord Derby’s Parakeet

9:Nicobar Parakeet

10:Blossom-headed Parakeet

parrots lifespan in captivity:

Some large parrot species, including large cockatoos, amazons, and macaws, have very long lifespans, with 80 years being reported, and record ages of over 100. Small parrots, such as lovebirds, hanging parrots, and budgies, have shorter lifespans up to 15–20 years. Some parrot species can be quite loud, and many of the larger parrots can be destructive and require a very large cage, and a regular supply of new toys, branches, or other items to chew up. The intelligence of parrots means they are quick to learn tricks and other behaviours—both good and bad—that get them what they want, such as attention or treats.

Threats and conservation:

The principal threats of parrots are habitat loss and degradation, hunting, and, for certain species, the wild-bird trade. Parrots are persecuted because, in some areas, they are (or have been) hunted for food and feathers, and as agricultural pests. For a time, Argentina offered a bounty on monk parakeets for that reason, resulting in hundreds of thousands of birds being killed, though apparently this did not greatly affect the overall population.

Parrots, being cavity nesters, are vulnerable to the loss of nesting sites and to competition with introduced species for those sites. The loss of old trees is a particular problem in some areas, particularly in Australia, where suitable nesting trees must be centuries old. Many parrots occur only on islands and are vulnerable to introduced species such as rats and feral cat, as they lack the appropriate antipredator behaviours needed to deal with predators. Island species, such as the Puerto Rican amazon, which have small populations in restricted habitats, are also vulnerable to natural events, such as hurricanes. Due to deforestation, the Puerto Rican amazon is one the world's rarest birds despite conservation efforts.

One of the largest parrot conservation groups is the World Parrot Trust, an international organisation. The group gives assistance to worthwhile projects, as well as producing a magazine (Psitta Scene) and raising funds through donations and memberships, often from pet parrot owners. On a smaller scale, local parrot clubs raise money to donate to a conservation cause. Zoo and wildlife centres usually provide public education, to change habits that cause damage to wild populations. Conservation measures to conserve the habitats of some of the high-profile charismatic parrot species has also protected many of the less charismatic species living in the ecosystem. A popular attraction that many zoos employ is a feeding station for lories and lorikeets, where visitors feed them with cups of liquid food. This is usually done in association with educational signs and lectures. Birdwatching-based ecotourism can be beneficial to economies.

World Parrot Day:

Every year 31st May, celebrates the World Parrot Day.

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