Messelastur (SciiFii)

The carnivorous parrot (Messelastur eurasiamericanum), also known as the hawk parrot and the falcon parrot, is a species of Messelasturidae bird, despite its name, that originally lived in Germany during the Middle Eocene as an extinct species, Messelastur gratulator, and the genus itself was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced throughout the rainforests, wetlands, forests, and open woodlands across Eurasia and North America to help boost biodiversity. The carnivorous parrot is a medium-sized bird, growing to be about the size of an American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos). The carnivorous parrot has a specialised feeding ecology compared with hawks and falcons, and, unlike them, it does not regularly search the ground for food or engaged in hawking via sallying flights from perches. However, it has a raptorial ecology, and hard shelled invertebrates as well as small reptiles and mammals makes up as one of its food sources food source, but despite its name, it is not fully carnivorous and vegetation like fruit and seeds can be fed on occasionally. Although it spends a considerable amount of time perching onto trees and shrubs, the carnivorous parrot is also a ground dwelling carnivore.you Reaching sexual maturity at one year, it mates for life and nests in a trees or, in recent times, on man-made plant-like buildings. During the breeding season, the carnivorous parrot is territorial; nesting pairs are usually more than 1 km (0.62 mi) apart, and often much farther, even in areas with large numbers of pairs. The distance between nests ensures sufficient food supply for pairs and their chicks. Within a breeding territory, a pair may have several nesting ledges; the number used by a pair can vary from one or two up to seven in a 16-year period. The female chooses a nest site, where she scrapes a shallow hollow in the tree hollow or dead vegetation in which to lay eggs. No nest materials are added. The date of egg-laying varies according to locality, but is generally from February to March. Generally three to four eggs, but sometimes as few as one or as many as five, are laid. The eggs are white to buff with red or brown markings. They are incubated for 29 to 33 days, mainly by the female, with the male also helping with the incubation of the eggs during the day, but only the female incubating them at night. The average number of young found in nests is 2.5, and the average number that fledge is about 1.5, due to the occasional production of infertile eggs and various natural losses of nestlings. The conservation status of the carnivorous parrot is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the carnivorous parrot's wide range and its tolerance to many of the human activities.
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