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Vulturine Parrot  (Pionopsitta vulturina)

 
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Vulturine Parrot in captivity

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The Vulturine Parrot and the Orange-headed Parrot (Pionopsitta aurantiocephala) are both bald-headed, lacking the feathering that all other parrots have. It is thought that this adaptation occured due to the birds' feeding habits depositing fruit pulp all over their heads.

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