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Quiz answers

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

1. True or false: The Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) can mimic other birds, and mammals. True. Their other calls range from whistles and squawks, to shrieks.

2. What colour is an Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) when it is young? Green head and upperparts, upper breast red, lower breast green, dark green tail with pink at tip and dull yellow bill.

3. Which Amazon parrot is the smallest? The White-fronted Amazon (Amazona albifrons), which weighs 188-242g (6.5 - 8.5oz) and is 10in (26cm) in length.

4. What is unique about the Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri)? It is the only cockatoo with a multicoloured crest.

5. What benefit does the Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) gain from the activities of domestic cattle? The macaw takes dried palm nuts off the ground from the undigested remains of cattle droppings.

6. How many Red-throated Lorikeets (Charmosyna amabilis) are left in the wild? Less than 50.

7. How long do Plum-headed Parakeets (Psittacula cyanocephala) incubate their eggs? 23 or 24 days.