### animal | vertebrate | bird:

Parrot
* All parrots are social birds, but some species are more peaceful than others
  - benefit from fresh air and sunshine
  - have long life spans
  - require a varied diet with plenty of fresh vegetables and fruits
  - share a number of distinctive features
* Any parrot is capable of biting, especially if provoked or if it is afraid.
* Many parrots are able to tolerate cold temperatures
  - vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured
  - enjoy being pet and touched
  - fly erratically, rather than smoothly
  - grieve over the loss of a mate
  - have several clutches of infertile eggs before they figure it out
  - live in lush, green forests
  - meet early deaths due to accidents or illnesses
  - vomit when they get excited around someone they love
* Most parrots also use their beaks to help in climbing
  - appear to find homes in tree cavities in suburban neighborhoods
* Most parrots are coloured so they blend in with their surroundings
  - forest birds living in small groups or as individual pairs or families
  - inside nests
  - sexually monomorphic i.e. both sexes are identical in appearance
  - social birds that live in groups called flocks
  - tropical, with only a few species reaching northern and southern temperate areas
  - bite out of fear
  - choose one mate for life
  - depend on food
* Most parrots develop habits
  - lungs
  - digest food
  - drink water
* Most parrots eat a diet that contains nuts, flowers, fruit, buds, seeds and insects
  - fruit, flowers, buds, nuts, seeds, and some small creatures such as insects
* Most parrots enjoy a daily bath of fine water mist
  - crushing chicken and other bones
  - escape from cages
  - exhibit little or no sexual dimorphism
  - feed on fruit
* Most parrots fly over ground
  - houses
  - ponds
  - get diets
* Most parrots go through developmental stages
  - grow feathers
* Most parrots has-part eyes
  - heads
  - necks
  - tails
  - toes
* Most parrots have a rounded head, short neck and strong wings, permitting only short flights
  - average lifespans
  - bright red throats
  - dietary requirements
  - different dietary requirements
  - diseases
  - long tails
  - origins
  - powerful beaks
  - predators
  - strong beaks
  - thick, hooked bills, and many have long tails
  - hear parrots
  - keep nests
  - leave the nest capable of strong flight
  - live for years
* Most parrots live in areas
  - love to bathe, which softens dirt on the feathers and skin and encourages preening
  - make noise
  - possess feathers
  - prefer bright colors especially orange
* Most parrots reach maturity
  - sexual maturity
* Most parrots receive balance diets
* Most parrots require beaks
  - rest on trees
  - share many features
* Most parrots sit in branches
* Most parrots sit on eggs
  - shoulders
  - vegetation
  - stand on feet
  - take flight
  - watch parrots
* Some parrots adapt to setting.
* Some parrots are able to mimic modern sounds and human voices to almost perfection
  - inside cages
  - more prone to obesity than others
  - sensitive and even allergic to various foods and food additives
* Some parrots bite as a result of emotional 'overload'
  - people
  - carry bacteria
  - chew branches
  - collect fruit
  - come from breeders
* Some parrots develop necks
  - structures
* Some parrots eat berries
  - corn
  - flowers, destroying the flower and preventing the fruit from maturing
  - pollen
  - roots
  - snails
* Some parrots enjoy being sprayed gently with lukewarm water from a plant spray bottle
  - exhibit reactions to the acupuncture treatments for one or two days afterwards
* Some parrots face danger
  - many danger
* Some parrots fly over mangroves
  - rivers
  - roofs
  - ships
* Some parrots give birth to birds
  - chicks
  - pets
* Some parrots has-part jaws
  - tongues
* Some parrots have expectancy
  - life expectancy
  - ovaries
  - sharp beaks to break open the shell
  - inhabit cities
  - like to live in snowy climates
* Some parrots live in Africa
  - Mexico
  - countries
  - woodlands
* Some parrots love food
  - to shred and tear paper
* Some parrots occupy large ranges
  - occur in homes
* Some parrots prefer habitats
  - rain forest habitats
  - toys
* Some parrots prefer tropical habitats
  - raise babies
* Some parrots require calcium
  - stimulation
* Some parrots sit in cages
  - rows
* Some parrots sit on limbs
  - plants
  - rails
  - sleep hanging down
  - stay with partners
  - turn into pets
  - use beaks.
  * are intelligent birds. They have relatively large brains, they can learn, and they can use simple tools. Because some species have the ability to make sounds like human voices and have plumages with bright colors, many species are raise as pets. This includes some endangered and protected species
* also appreciate visual stimulation
  - eat other oily seeds such as sunflower and canola
  - possess short legs and feet with two toes pointing forward and two pointing backward
  - seem to have an underdeveloped sense of smell
  - signal each other when danger is near
  - sing alone
* appear able to move from adjacent areas into areas where parrots have been removed.
* are a very popular group of birds.
* are also WILD animals
  - highly empathic picking up their owner's energy in times of stress
  - illegally smuggled between countries, and rarer species can command high prices
  - well represented, making up about one quarter of the species exhibited
* are among the most intelligent birds and can learn to solve fairly complex problems
  - noisiest of birds
  - attentive outside
  - aware of the expression on their owner's face
* are capable of bonding on many levels to many different people throughout their lives
  - talk
  - common symbols in the Caribbean
  - considered to be one of the most intelligent birds
  - copycats
  - easy preys and can be easily domesticated
* are emotional and sensitive creatures
  - creatures with far more complex personalities than cats and dogs
  - exquisitely sensitive to our emotional states
* are extremely demonstrative with their loved ones
  - difficult to live with, and many end up in rescue situations
  - empathetic creatures who watch our facial expressions closely
* are extremely intelligent and require lots of intellectual stimulation
  - social animals
  - flock creatures they require companionship, a proper diet, and specialized medical care
* are found in tropical regions and are very intelligent
  - warm climates all over most of the world
  - gaily and boldly colored birds
  - gregarious frugivores
  - highly social animals who are in constant communication with the members of their flock
  - incapable of migrating
  - intensely social birds, and most feed, travel, roost and socialize in noisy flocks
* are known for their ability to talk
  - square back tails while parakeets are a smaller, long tailed bird
* are like children
  - most other birds and lay eggs in a nest
  - naturally verbal animals
  - noisy, sociable birds that live chiefly in forested areas
  - non-native species in many places so it is important to be vigilant for predators
  - notorious for their loud, raucous calls
* are now the second most popular pet in America
  - pet in the United States
  - omnivores, which means that they can eat both meat and vegetation
  - particularly intelligent birds
  - people who simply repeat the news, good or bad, because they have nothing better to do
* are prey animals by nature
  - animals, and safety is important
  - primarily forest dwellers of tropical zones around the world
  - raised in many different types of situations
  - seed predators
  - small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak
  - smart and friendly animals
  - sociable birds and often live and forage for food within a large flock
  - social creatures
  - strictly monogamous
  - territorial
  - the third largest group of domestic companion animals in the United States
  - unfortunately cases of zinc intoxication waiting to happen
* are very adaptable and able to form new relationships throughout their lives
  - creatures capable of bonding and re-bonding many times during their life
  - good at masking signs of illness
  - noisy and sociable birds
  - social and they loathe loneliness
  - suspicious creatures simply by their nature
  - visual creatures
  - wasteful when they eat
  - vulnerable to nest predation by humans in habitats outside the deep forest
* attracy other parrots by speaking and showing their feathers.
* can be highly empathic, responding to every nuance of their owner's mood and energy
  - incredibly behavior
  - nearly every color of the rainbow
  - pals and keep each other company, even living in separate cages
  - blend in with the brightly coloured fruit and flowers around their habitat
  - easily separate the metal and entrap toes and beaks
  - eat any wholesome food that humans eat
  - have digestive problems that can lead to serious illness
  - keep each other company without being housed in the same cage
  - live very contented lives as well-cared for pets
  - produce a lot of pressure when pressing the upper and lower mandible together
* can, too.
* cause damage to trees and fruit in many areas, and netting costs are generally quite high.
* chew and chew.
* chiefly eat seeds, fruit and flower products.
* choose one mate that they keep for life.
* commonly eat fruits, nuts, seeds, and buds.
* create messes.
* defend the territory they occupy.
* develop aberrations to cope with the unnatural state of captivity
* do well in temperatures that are comfortable for people.
* easily develop bad eating habits, so it is unwise to encourage unhealthy snacking.
* eat a wide variety of substances including fruit, seeds, buds, nectar, and pollen
  - fruit, nuts, leaves and even a few insects
  - the seeds
* enjoy shiny, wooden, rope, foraging, and plastic toys
  - starchy foods in their diet
  - the many tastes, textures, and colors of whole fruits and vegetables
* even mimic human speech.
* fly between their branches, too high up to be seen, but screaming loudly
  - freely in the trees
  - through the trees
* form strong bonds with their owners.
  - some very bizarre stages of life
* have a keen sense of hearing and sight
  - surprising intellect
* have an acute sense of both hearing and sight
  - appetite
* have different dietary requirements
  - relationships in the wild
  - ears that can hear sound through air
* have powerful beaks and often chew cage bars
  - jaws and can inflict a painful and possibly serious wound
* have strong beaks
  - claws on their feet for gripping perches
  - strong, curved beaks
  - the intelligence of a five year old, but the emotions of a three year old
  - unusually large heads, short necks, stocky bodies, rounded tails and strong feet
  - very different personality characteristics and different approaches to life
* includes air sacs
  - bird's feet
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - flight feathers
  - lips
  - mouths
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - quill feathers
  - rib cages
  - second joints
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - talons
  - vacuoles
  - wishbones
* learn to talk much like small children.
* leave the roost-site at first light in the morning.
  - longer
* love a variety of fresh foods
* manipulate their food with their feet, tongues, and beaks.
* mostly vocalize at dawn and dusk.
* need diets.
* often learn phrases they hear often
  - use words selectively and for a purpose
* operate at all times out of a flock mentality.
* pair themselves off for life.
* predominantly feed on seeds, nuts, buds, fruits, nectar and also sometimes arthropods.
* reflect our energy and moods.
* release eggs.
* reproduce by briefly touching their cloaca, also known as a vent, to their partner's.
  - interaction
* seem more suited to palm trees, warm climates, and pirate ships.
* share features
* start their lives inside of eggs
  - using their beaks to refuse a command, such as the 'up' command
* strip bark and damage stems and growing points in trees.
* systematically scrape the exposed cambium after the bark is stripped.
* tend to calm down when breeding season ends.
* thrive on a consistent amount of daily attention and interaction from their human flocks.
* travel in flocks that can range from a handful to hundreds of individuals.
* use monocular vision because their eyes are located on the sides of their head
  - strong claws and beaks to clamber among the twigs
* use their beaks as climbing hooks
  - for many more reasons than aggressive biting
* usually have short, curved beaks and are covered with brightly colored feathers.
* walk with what seems to be a slight hobble, due to the position of their toes.
+ Parrot, Description
  * Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. The plumage of cockatoos ranges from mostly white to mostly black, with a mobile crest of feathers on the tops of their heads. Most parrots exhibit little or no sexual dimorphism.