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Psittacidae
According to the latest taxonomical studies, the IOC say there are 348 species in this family: Great-billed Parrot Tanygnathus megalorynchos Ochre-marked Parakeet Pyrrhura cruentata |
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Parrots Psittacidaehttp://creagrus.home.montereybay.com/parrots.htmlFamily account... |
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Green Rosella Platycercus caledonicushttp://www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/WebPages/SJON-54J49C?openNotes, recording and image... Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalishttp://www.nightparrot.8k.com/index.htmlThe Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis is endemic to Australia. It has never been photographed alive, (this one on the side is a stuffed parrot). The last specimen was collected about 80 years ago until the historic road kill found in Boulia Queensland. Before that the Night Parrot was considered extinct... Norfolk Island Parakeet Cyanoramphus cookiihttp://ecos.fws.gov/species_profile/SpeciesProfile?spcode=B06GFull species profile... Orange-winged Amazon Amazona amazonicahttp://www.drellenrudolph.com/marteen/marteen.htmlOrange-winged Amazons (Amazona amazonica) are one of the smaller Amazons from South America's Amazon basin. They are a gregarious parrot, moving from tree to tree in large flocks in search of ripe fruits and nuts... Ouvea Parakeet Eunymphicus cornutus uvaensishttp://www.avianweb.com/uveaparakeets.htmlConservation of the Ouvea parakeet... Red-Browed Amazon Amazona rhodocorythahttp://www.rarespecies.org/rb.htmlCommonly named the Red-browed, Red-topped or Red-crowned Amazon parrot, Amazona rhodocorytha is among the largest of Amazon parrots, adults reaching 35-40 cm in length and 450-650 g in weight. The obvious feature of the species is the red forehead and crown, which fades toward the nape to a reddish-purple tinged with blue. As with the Blue-cheeked Amazon parrot (A. d. dufresniana), the lores are yellow-orange with cheeks and neck blue. Other distinguishing features include a horn-colored upper mandible that becomes pink at the base, an orange-brown iris and grey legs... Solomon Island Eclectus Eclectus roratus solomensishttp://www.avesint.com/solecl.htmlThe lovely Solomon Island Eclectus is a bit smaller than the Vosmaeri Eclectus. As with other Eclectus species, the male is green and the female is red and blue... St Lucia Parrot (Jacquot) Amazona versicolorhttp://www.thewildones.org/Animals/stLParrot.htmlAs its name suggests, the St. Lucia Parrot, or Jacquot, is found only on the island of St. Lucia in the West Indies where it lives in the central mountain rainforest. In the darkness of the forest, their feathers appear dull and the parrots blend into their leafy world. But when the sunlight shines on their feathers, they display a brilliant pallet of red, green and blue... St. Vincent Parrot Amazona guildingiihttp://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=B02KOn June 02, 1970, the St Vincent parrot was designated as Endangered in the Entire Range... |
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Amazon Parrots
Rosemary Low - 2005ISBN: 0953133745
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Parrots - A Guide to the Parrots of the World
by Tony Juniper & Mike Parr Illustrated by Kim Franklin, Robin Restall, Dan Powell, David Johnston & Carl D`Silva - Pica Press 1998ISBN: 1873403402
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Parrots of the World ? An Identification Guide
by Joseph M Forshaw illustrated by Frank Knight Princeton University PressSee Fatbirder Review
ISBN: 0691092516
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Spix's Macaw: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird
by Tony Juniper - Hardcover 304 pages - Fourth Estate 2002ISBN: 1841156507
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Australian Parrot Association
http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/the-organisation/birds-australia-parrot-association.htmlThe Birds Australia Parrot Association was established in 1996 to promote conservation, research and management of wild parrots and cockatoos in Australasia...
California Parrot Project
http://californiaparrotproject.org/The Purpose of the California Parrot Project is to: Determine the geographical distribution of parrots in California. Determine the ecological parameters associated with successful colonisation. Identify species present and determine their population sizes. Establish the extent of interbreeding between closely related congeners. Educate the public about naturalized parrots. Encourage public participation in the process of the scientific study of urban parrots...
Foundation for the Preservation of the Hyacinth Macaw
http://hyacinthmacaw.org/who.htmWe are a nonprofit corporation dedicated to preserving the natural world, especially birds and most especially members of the parrot family. We have selected the Hyacinth Macaw as our Foster child for numerous reasons...
Loro Parque Foundation
http://www.loroparque-fundacion.orgThe Parrot Connection - Putting Man in Harmony with Nature. A lushly illustrated site available in English, Spannish and German.
Project Birdwatch
http://www.indonesian-parrot-project.orgThe Indonesian Parrot Project / Project Bird Watch is an all-volunteer group of bird lovers, who have formed a nonprofit corporation, working toward four main goals: Helping to Conserve Endangered Indonesian Cockatoos and Parrots, Helping to Provide Sustainable Income for Local Villages, Serving as a Source of Information and Education, Improving the Welfare of Parrots in Captivity...
Wilson Parrot Foundation
http://www.wilsonparrotfoundation.comWelcome to the Wilson Parrot Foundation website. WPF is a nonprofit foundation, located in Damascus, Maryland, dedicated to educational and charitable activities...
World Parrot Trust
http://www.parrots.org/There is an on-going and dramatic decline of wild parrots worldwide. The parrot family has more globally threatened species than any other family of birds. The Red List contains 94 species of parrots that are currently considered vulnerable, endangered, or critically threatened with extinction, and many more sub-species are equally at risk of disappearing forever...
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APC-LIST (Association for Parrot Conservation)
listserv@umdd.umd.eduTo subscribe to list:listserv@umdd.umd.edu
Subscription to the APC-LIST is simple - send an e.mail message leaving the subject line blank and writing in the message body: sub APC-LIST Firstname Lastname.
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Blue Macaws - Anodorhynchus group of parrots
http://www.bluemacaws.org/This is the unique website for the Anodorhynchus group of parrots with comprehensive information on and images of the Hyacinthine Macaw ( A.hyacinthinus); the Lear`s Macaw (A.leari) and Glaucous Macaw (A.glaucus) as well as the Spix`s Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii)
Lovebirds
http://fischerlovebirds.blogspot.com/This is my attempt to share other peoples great work with all you bird lovers out there. I have the permission from all these talented photographers to show there photos so please give them the courtesy they deserve and ask for consent if you wish to use them...
Wild Macaws
http://freespace.virgin.net/susan.armitage/macaws.htmMany macaw lovers would like to see macaws in the wild but imagine that it`s far beyond their means to do so. If you take a fancy tour it may well be. However if you go on your own or with a few friends, the cost will, in general, be halved. You can stay twice as long and not be rushed or pushed around. These tour companies make big profits! Personally I don`t mind my money going to some poor person in the third world and Ill see they get it if I think they deserve it.
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