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  2. KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassAves
    OrderPsittaciformes
    Parrot - The Amazing Talking Birds
    Parrot - The Amazing Talking Birds
    Parrots are colorful and diverse birds in the order Psittaciformes, with about 400 species. They live in many habitats, except Antarctica, from rainforests to deserts.
    Overview

    Parrots (Psittaciformes), also known as psittacines (/ˈsɪtəsaɪnz/), are birds with a strong curved beak, upright stance, and clawed feet. They are classified in four families that contain roughly 410 species in 101 … See more

    Taxonomy

    Psittaciform diversity in South America and Australasia suggests that the order may have evolved in Gondwana, centred in Australasia. The scarcity of parrots in the fossil record, however, presents difficulties in confirmin… See more

    Morphology

    Living species range in size from the buff-faced pygmy parrot, at under 10 g (0.4 oz) in weight and 8 cm (3.1 in) in length, to the hyacinth macaw, at 1 m (3.3 ft) in length, and the kākāpō, at 4.0 kg (8.8 lb) in weight. Among the … See more

    Distribution and habitat

    Parrots are found on all tropical and subtropical continents and regions including Australia and Oceania, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central America, South America, and Africa. Some Caribbean and Pacific islands are home to … See more

     
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