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Quiz answers

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

1. What is a good way to identify Poicephalus species in the wild? Observe its flight – the wingbeats meet underneath the body, unlike other parrots.

2. How many Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) are there in the wild? Over 1,000,000.

3. Are Brehm’s Tiger Parrots (Psittacelli brehmii) usually found in captivity? No.

4. Where are Singing Parrots (Geoffroyus heteroclitus) found? In the Bismarck Archipelago, Buka and Bougainville Islands, and Solomon Islands (Melanesia, off New Guinea).

5. What do Kakas(Nestor meridionalis) and Lory and Lorikeet species have in common? They all have fringed tongues, which help them to feed on nectar.

6. Which Amazon parrot is the heaviest? The St. Lucia Amazon (Amazona versicolor) at 700-800g, followed closely by the St. Vincent Amazon (Amazona guildingii) at 660-700g.

7. True or false – the Golden-plumed Conure (Leptosittaca branickii) is not threatened in the wild. False. With a world population of only 2500-10,000 individuals the Golden-plumed Conure is listed as Vulnerable according to the 2008 IUCN Red List.