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A Rare Caribbean Parrot on the Brink

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In early April, a spectacular parrot that can be found on just one island worldwide made the headlines when a volcano threatened it with extinction: the St. Vincent Parrot of the Lesser Antilles. The volcano eruption is only the latest of the many threats that the parrot has faced in the past century.

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Parrots in My Costa Rican Neighborhood

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Costa Rica is a country situated well south of the Tropic of Cancer and like most places without a winter, parrots are an essential part of the local avifauna. Fancy bird like this Brown-hooded Parrot are common in many forested parts of the country. White-crowned Parrot. White-fronted Parrot.

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Rescue Spotlight: Best Friends Parrot Garden

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The Parrot Garden is a special spot at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Luckily, the … Continue reading → The post Rescue Spotlight: Best Friends Parrot Garden appeared first on 4 The Love of Animals. Pet birds often end up losing their homes, just like dogs and cats.

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10 Fun Facts About Parrots

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10 Fun Facts About Parrots by James Alston writing for ExoticDirect pet insurance. There are nearly 400 species of parrot There are 393 species of parrots (though more are being found all the time). Parrots also like the heat … Continue reading →

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Everything You Need To Know Before Getting A Pet Parrot

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Owning a parrot is very rewarding. However, as any parrot owner knows there is a lot more to ownership than meets the eye. ExoticDirect insurers of exotic pets have compiled a 12 point checklist offering some handy advice and guidance. … Continue reading →

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Parrot, Parrot, Parrakeet, Hummingbird

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In Australia, ornithologists have finally gotten their hands on a Night Parrot , the first such capture in more than 100 years. By tagging the Parrot and monitoring the area with remote cameras, scientists hope to learn more about this species and how to keep it safe. The bird is so rare and elusive that it was thought to be extinct.

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Australian King Parrots

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Australian King Parrots are found along the east coast of Australia and we have observed them on numerous trips to Sydney. Despite their bright colour you don’t always notice Australian King Parrots in the trees if there are leaves on them. They are a large parrot and rarely fly above the tree line, but fly through the trees.

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The Parrots of Howard Beach

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But it wasn’t the history of Howard Beach that led Donna and I to Howard Beach a week ago: no, it was the parrots. Old Howard Beach in particular has quite a few of the large stick nests that the Monk Parakeets build, and their raucous cries can be regularly heard as the green, gray, and blue parrots wheel overhead. I know I do!

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Parrots: Brazil’s Colorful Avian Clowns

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Parrots captivate me more than any other bird family. With their strong flight and capability to disperse, parrots have managed to colonize almost every major island group from Tahiti to Mauritius to Dominica. There seems to be a parrot for almost any ecological situation. I am a self-proclaimed psittacophile.

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Searching for the Puerto Rican Parrot

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But instead of picking up chronologically from where I left off I have decided to skip ahead to our last evening in Puerto Rico when we were going for the biggest prize of all the Puerto Rican endemic birds, the Critically Endangered Puerto Rican Parrot. How about some pictures of parrots? We saw a Puerto Rican Parrot !

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The parrots you have, not the parrots you wish you had

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We birders north of Mexico used to have a parrot to call our own, a sun-faced, spike tailed jewel called the Carolina Parakeet that traversed the southeastern United States preceded by the adrenaline inducing ear piercing squeals that haunt the fever dreams of any birder lucky enough to have made the journey to the Neotropics.

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Red-winged Parrots

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One of the most common parrots around Broome is the Red-winged Parrot and they can often be seen flying around, but I have rarely been able to get any decent photos of them. Red-winged Parrot. Now I have photos of a wet and sad looking Red-winged Parrot to share! A wet Red-winged Parrot ! So, there you have it!

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Red-crowned Parrots at Irvine Regional Park, Orange County, California

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Southern California is loaded with parrots. Red-crowned Parrot in Irvine Regional Park Despite the number of species involved only one, the Red-crowned Parrot , is considered countable by the California Bird Records Committee. And the problem isn’t limited to parrots and parakeets.

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Click a Button, Save a Parrot

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Maybe the proposition isn’t that simple, but you can vote to allocate $40,000 from National Geographic Germany to Fundación ProAves to support conservation of the practically extinct Fuertes’s Parrot.

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Swift Parrots of Muckleford

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Her obsession (her word) with Swift Parrots Lathamus discolor , a species that breeds in Tasmania and migrates each year to Australia and is listed as Endangered by BirdLife International, led to some interesting observations and now a 25-minute DVD, Swift Parrots of Muckleford.

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Blue-faced Parrot Finch

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We had a Blue-faced Parrot Finch in our garden!! Blue-faced Parrot Finch and Peaceful Dove Blue-faced Parrot Finch It has a very shrill sound and it calls as it moves around the garden, which is very handy as it flits from one bright green bush or tree to another! Of course the Blue-faced Parrot Finch joined in!

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Drunken Parrots Falling From the Skies

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” Darwin locals say there has always been the phenomenon of drunken parrots in the streets at this time of year. . “There’s a low level (of drunken behaviour) all the year round but it reaches a peak from June to August.” They have trouble flying. They lose coordination, and they lose their fear of humans.

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Will parrots and falcons soon be moved around in your field guide?

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Here’s a prediction: Parrots , falcons , and seriemas are on their way to new positions in your checklists and, eventually, field guides. In fact, the two groups appear to belong near parrots and passerines, which are now thought to be sister clades. If you’re not familiar with the South American seriemas, here’s a great image.

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Songbird-parrot link strengthened in new study, with implications for vocal learning

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Last month, I wrote about hypothesized relationships between passerines, parrots, falcons, and seriemas , noting a need for further research on the subject. The post stimulated some great discussions but not really any additional commentary on the science behind these proposed relationships. Ringer Suh et al. Ringer Suh et al.

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Population of Ground Parrots Threatened by Airport Expansion

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A proposed runway expansion to Sunshine Coast Airport in Queensland, Australia, threatens one of only two remaining populations of Eastern Ground Parrot in the state. BirdLife International does not recognize the split to Eastern Ground Parrot and Western Ground Parrot.

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The African Grey Parrot

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New Zealand's rare kakapo parrot sees population boom

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First Bird of the Year in Costa Rica

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I see a flock or two of Crimson-fronted Parakeets every morning and often have flyovers of Orange-chinned Parakeets , White-crowned Parrot , and White-fronted Parrot. These are birds like Gray Hawk, Great Kiskadee, and Chestnut-capped Warblers calling from the undergrowth. Nope, none of these are escapes, all are native, wild birds.

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The parrots decided to take a bath

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Critically Endangered Birds in Costa Rica- How to See Them, How to Help Them

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Yellow-naped Parrot (Amazona auropalliata). Like the Great Green Macaw, in Costa Rica, this large parrot of the dry forest is fairly easy to see. When asked about the Yellow-naped Parrot, in many places, locals mention how this bird was much more common just 20 years ago but that they no longer see it.

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Dreaming of Congo rainforest: Gabon, Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic

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You might find African Grey Parrot or Hartlaub’s Ducks drawn to the salty water of the baïs or Bare-cheeked Trogons and Blue Malkohas in the trees. Odzala Discovery Camps is running three lodges in and by the park, the camps have a network of trails, decks and boardwalks, and birding is excellent.

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Baby Parrot Growing Up!

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Meet The Dracula Parrot, The Most Gothic Bird On Earth

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10 reasons why guinea pigs make great pets

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They also insure parrots, reptiles, tortoise and even pygmy hedgehogs! 10 reasons why guinea pigs make great pets – by James Alston writing for ExoticDirect ExoticDirect offer pet insurance for guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets, hamsters, mice and other small pets.

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Laguna del Lagarto: Bird Photography in Costa Rica at its Best

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Parrots are also common at Laguna although only two of them tend to visit the feeder; Brown-hooded Parrot. I think I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves… Toucans make some close calls to a fruit feeding situation. Yellow-throated Toucan. Keel-billed Toucan. Collared Aracari. Orange-chinned Parakeet.

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This Week in Bird(ing) News: Orange Is the New Beak, and a Dead Parrot (No Joke!)

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The last-of-its-kind bird that may have inspired the animated movie Rio is an ex-parrot. Climate change may be affecting nesting habits in Alaska’s tundra. Feel free to weigh in, up-over Clare!). The first bird feathers may have been for showiness more than transportation.

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Scope? To Bring or Not to Bring on a Birding Trip to Costa Rica

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An optical sweep can turn up distant perched parrots, raptors and other avian niceties all brought into the realm of identification and better appreciation by the superpowers of the scope. Scoped views of parrots are a gift. This is a Red-lored Parrot from northern Costa Rica. Don’t Miss Lifers!

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 1)

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When I read the description of the Mulga Parrot on a pet website, I first thought it was an advertisement for Thai mail-order brides: “The exotic appearance of the Mulga Parrot might be what attracts you first, but it’s their personality that will win you over” ( source ).

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Rancho Naturalista Lodge, Costa Rica, or When Harry Met Mercedes

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Add Common Tody-Flycatcher and several Hoffmann’s Woodpeckers and Brown-hooded Parrots to that picture, among many others. Yet, with a coffee in one and binoculars in my other hand, the long ago learned lessons started to return.

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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

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Blog readers sharing their house with a noisy teenager may consider replacing him or her with a Brown-headed Parrot , given this statement on a pet website : “Brown-Headed Parrot boasts another very desirable trait – these are very quiet parrots! They are great for apartment settings.

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Meet The Glorious Dracula Parrot That Can Only Be Found In New Guinea.

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Enjoy Innovative Electronic Music = Help Endangered Birds

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Other birds featured on A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean include the Zapata Wren from Cuba, the Thick-billed Parrot from Mexico, and the Keel-billed Motmot from Nicaragua. As for the music, while listening to some sample tracks, I found myself enjoying the blend of bird sounds and easy-going music.

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Eagle, Owl, Shorebird, or Parrot?

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Robert Mortensen just put together a matrix of Birder Personality Profiles. Think you fall into any of these types?

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Smuggled Parrots in South Africa

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A sad reminder of what is ultimately behind the birds you find in cages: birds being taken from the wild and subjected to horrible stress and, often, death. Even birds that were bred in captivity are still not domesticated, have wild instincts, and are not meant to live in cages.

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8 Top Yellow Parrots to Keep as Pets

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Summer Books for Kids (and the rest of us)

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Parrots Over Puerto Rico is a wonderland of colors and shapes. The story of the Puerto Rican Amazon, also known as the Puerto Rico Parrot, Parrots Over Puerto Rico is illustrated with deeply hued collages created by Susan L. The parrots called as they looked for deep nesting holes in the tall trees. Other Europeans came.

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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.