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Quiz answers

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

1. Which cockatoo is the smallest in size? The Gang-gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum) at 33-35cm (12.8-13.6in) and 240-330g (8.4-11.5oz).

2. What does a wild Caica Parrot (Pionopsitta caica) eat? Seeds and fruits.

3. What is unique about the Rufous-fronted Parakeet (Bolborhynchus ferrugineifrons)? It is the only small parrot in a very restricted, high altitude range.

4. Where does the name “mulga” come from with the Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius)? It comes from the vegetation type that this species favours in Australia.

5. How do Desmarest’s Fig Parrots (Psittaculirostris desmarestii) nest? This species nests communally, in groups of up to three pairs.p>

6. True or false: The Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) has not been traded often on the wild bird market. False. Since 1981, 129,965 individuals have been recorded in international trade.

7. What has the Blue Lorikeet (Vini peruviana) been seen doing in the wild? This parrot has been recorded foraging for insects on the undersides of leaves, behaviour quite unlike other lories and lorikeets .