Parrots are gaily and boldly colored birds. Their plumage, which is evenly but thinly distributed over their bodies, consists of patches of solid color, often sharply contrasting one with another.
All parrots share a number of distinctive features.
The feet of parrots are also unusual. The two outer toes of the foot point backwards and grip in opposition to the two forward pointing inner toes, providing them with an extremely powerful grasp, enabling them to hold and manipulate objects close to their bill. Most parrots are tree-dwellers, and they tend to be most plentiful in and around lowland tropical forests. They feed on fruits, especially wild figs, seed, nuts, berries, buds and blossoms. Parrots nest in holes, usually in trees but sometimes among rocks or in termite mounds.