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Quiz answers

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

1) The Catalina Macaw is a hybrid (the result of two different species mated together). Name the two species that breed to result in this macaw. Blue and Gold Macaw (Ara ararauna), Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)

2) What is the common name of Pionus menstruus? Blue-headed Parrot or Pionus

3) Where is the Nicobar Parakeet (Psittacula caniceps) found and what is its status? Great Nicobar, Little Nicobar, Menshal and Kondul, in Nicobar Islands, Bay of Bengal; near-threatened

4) What is the adult weight and size of the Blue-backed Parrot (Tanygnathus sumatranus)? 32cm (12.5 in), 230-330g (8-11.5 oz).

5) What is the range of the St. Lucia Amazon (Amazona versicolor)? This species is confined to a 25,000-acre (10,000 ha) area on the island of St. Lucia in the Lesser Antilles.

6) What subspecies of which African parrot has WPT been helping to save in recent years? Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus robustus), nominate of the Brown-necked Parrot (Poicephalus robustus)