Guide to Parrots Lovebirds Budgies Senegal Amazon Parrots. Save the WPT 3 Campaign. UPDATE Feb. 1, 2013: Outstanding news!
Because of your incredible generosity - and those of our matching contributors - we have raised an amazing $119,000 to protect the WPT 3. Thank you, and well done! And while the opportunity to have your gift matched is over, the need is still great. Your gift will directly support conservation activities such as: Parrot. The most important components of most parrots' diets are seeds, nuts, fruit, buds and other plant material.
A few species sometimes eat animals and carrion, while the lories and lorikeets are specialised for feeding on floral nectar and soft fruits. Almost all parrots nest in tree hollows (or nest boxes in captivity), and lay white eggs from which hatch altricial (helpless) young. Parrots, along with ravens, crows, jays and magpies, are among the most intelligent birds, and the ability of some species to imitate human voices enhances their popularity as pets. Trapping wild parrots for the pet trade, as well as hunting, habitat loss and competition from invasive species, has diminished wild populations, with parrots being subjected to more exploitation than any other group of birds.[6] Measures taken to conserve the habitats of some high-profile charismatic species have also protected many of the less charismatic species living in the same ecosystems.[7] Taxonomy[edit]