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Quiz answers

August results
Here are the answers to last month's Test Your Parrot IQ.

1) Name all of the Poicephalus species. What continent do they hail from? Poicephalus crassus (Niam-niam Parrot), Poichephalus cryptoxanthus (Brown-headed Parrot), Poicephalus flavifrons (Yellow-faced Parrot), Poicephalus gulielmi (Jardine’s Parrot), Poicephalus rueppelli (Ruppell’s Parrot), Poicephalus rufiventris (Red-bellied Parrot), Poicephalus senegalus (Senegal Parrot). They all come from Africa.

2) The Ground Parrot (Pezoporus wallicus) is found in Australia in a number of different types of habitat. What are they? Heathland and sedgeland, and temperate and subtropical shrubby heath with thick cover.

3) How many Puerto Rican Amazons (Amazona vittata) are left in the wild? 30-35 in the wild and 160 in a captive breeding programme.

4) Most parrot species have been affected by interference from humans. Name one species that has benefitted from it. The Rose-breasted Cockatoo (Eolophus roseicapilla) has increased in numbers due to the presence of agriculture.

5) What species is this? Yellow-streaked Lory (Charmosyna scintillata) For more information

6) Where does the Black Lory (Chalcopsitta atra) come from? W Vogelkop, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, and adjacent areas in W Papuan Islands, Indonesia.

7) What (naughty) habit does the Ceylon (or Sri Lankan) Hanging Parrot (Loriculus beryllinus) have? It will sometimes become intoxicated on palm wine!