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Quiz answers

September results
Here are the answers to September's Test Your Parrot IQ stumpers. Get ready...

1. What is unique about the Hawk-headed Parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus)? It is the only species which occurs in its genus. The genus Amazona (Amazon parrot group) for example, has 29 species (Forshaw, 2006)

2. How long can Lilac-crowned Amazons (Amazona finschi) live? 40-60 years!

3. Why is the Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus robustus) declining in population in the wild? The Cape Parrot is considered vulnerable due to wild bird trapping, habitat loss and degradation and persecution by farmers.

4. When are Golden-mantled Racquet-tailed Parrots (Prioniturus platurus) commonly active? On nights with a full moon.

5. True or false: The Yellow-collared Macaw (Primolius auricollis) seems to tolerate extensive habitat alteration much better than most parrots. True.

6. What do wild Violet-necked Lories (Eos squamata) eat? Pollen, nectar, fruit and possibly insects.

7. How have wild Moluccan Cockatoos (Cacatua moluccensis) been trapped for the bird trade? Poachers have captured them in fishing line snares, or by luring using tame decoys.