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How smart are parrots?

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Parrots are smarter than Nebo the dog. Bwana Ndege’s African Grey Parrot had fooled the dog again. It happened several times a day as long as the Parrot was alone on the porch and things were quite. The parrot always laughed. Yes, parrots are smart. “Nebo.” “Nebo.” “Nebo.

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Another Endemic Amazona

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The islands of the Caribbean are home to 176 species of endemic birds unevenly distributed across the region. Some islands host one or two species, others more than twenty. For some species, conservation actions are well underway and we are seeing some measure of positive impact as a result. Vincent Parrot !

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Parrots: Brazil’s Colorful Avian Clowns

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Parrots captivate me more than any other bird family. For one, they are remarkably diverse with a little over 380 species spread over every continent except Europe (only introduced) and Antarctica. There seems to be a parrot for almost any ecological situation. No other region in Brazil has so many parrots as the Amazon.

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Birding Yibin, Sichuan

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The Latin species name alphonsiana refers to Prof. Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835-1900), a director to the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, whose study of bird fossils led to the discovery of tropical birds such as trogons and parrots from prehistoric France. What a weird world. Better watch them in the wild.

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Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or in the Land of Coffee and Chocolate

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Next stops offered White-crowned Parrot and Barred Parakeets , Chestnut-sided and Canada Warblers , Collared Aracari , half a dozen Purple-throated Fruitcrows … I heard a strong double-nock of a huge Pale-billed Woodpecker , but the bird didn’t present itself to our eyes. A group (maybe 4-5 ex.) My OCD would not stand that!

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Yet Another New Backyard

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Orange-winged Parrots may be abundant elsewhere, but here their presence is wholly overshadowed by a tremendous mixed flock of Crested Oropendola and Yellow-rumped Cacique. One step away from swifts are hummingbirds, and at least 13 species of these winged jewels flutter about from sunrise to sunset. Interesting.

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The Wintering Wood-Warblers of Costa Rica

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Winter birding can be fun, especially when you do it in a place with palms, parrots, and weather for wearing shorts. A lot of birds take a shorter trip to Florida and the Caribbean, many spend the winter in southern Mexico, and some species even fly all the way to southern Amazonia (this drink is for you Veerys). Northern Waterthrush.