Parrots usually have short, curved beaks and are covered with brightly colored feathers. Parrots are smart and friendly animals. Because of their beauty and friendliness, many people like to keep parrots as pets. In fact parrots are one of the first animals people tamed as pets. Parrots are related to parakeets, macaws and cockatoos.
Parrots can be nearly every color of the rainbow.
Even though we think of Parrots as being green or red, they can also be gray, brown and black. Unlike most other birds, the female parrot is not dull colored, but is just as bright and beautiful as the male.