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Quiz answers

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

1) How long can Alexandrine Parakeets live in captivity? 25-30 yrs.

2) What type of habitat do Papuan King Parrots live in? Dense forest, open areas with casuarinas, cultivated areas and secondary growth forest.

3) ) Name some household items that may be safely used as enrichment or play items for pet parrots. Cardboard, residue-free egg cartons; cardboard toilet roll tubes (glue-free); rawhide chews; wooden spoons; cuttlebone; unsprayed branches such as willow and sycamore, and more, see Enrichment and Toy Page.

4) How many Kakapos remain in the wild? 86.

5) What is the common name for Cyanoramphus malherbi and where is it found? Orange-fronted Parakeet or Orange-fronted Kakariki; found in restricted areas of South Island, New Zealand.

6) ) What are the Loriculus species also known as? Hanging Parrots.