Flock Talk - Test your Parrot IQ
Quiz answers
April resultsHere are the answers to last month's Test Your Parrot IQ.
1) What makes the Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis) different from others in the Rosella group? Western Rosellas have yellow cheeks; the other species of this group have either white or blue cheeks.
2) What is the status in the wild of the Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)? The Orange-bellied Parrot or Parakeet is critically endangered, with a population of some 150 individuals.
3) What does a Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva) weigh on hatching? 15g (O.5 oz)
4) What species of parrot is this? Severe or Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severa)
5) The Scaly-headed Parrot (Pionus maximiliani) prefers what type of habitat in the wild? Various habitats from lowland dry forest to dry caatinga and seasonal cerrado savannas. This species is also found in more humid forest such as gallery woodland and Araucaria sp. forests, and subtropical forests on east Andean slopes, up to 2000m (6560 ft).
6) What threats do wild Red-and-blue Lories (Eos histrio) face? Habitat loss and trapping for the wild bird trade. This species is listed as endangered.
7) In the wild Yellow-crested Cockatoos (Cacatua sulphurea) eat a wide variety of fruits, seeds and nuts. What other unlikely food items do they sometimes tackle? They sometimes take on large coconuts (Cocos nucifera), breaking them open.
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