The main characteristic of the entire species of parrot is its pronounced and strong beak, compared to a bird of prey, its beak is higher and shorter, at its base is called the wax, found at the upper base, located. There, including the nostrils, the upper jaw, like all species, is hook-shaped, marked with horizontal furrows, the excellent function of collecting seeds and protecting the edge of the lower jaw.Its tongue is covered with fibrous papillae like a toothbrush, is fleshy and thick, allowing it to easily lick up tree secretions and fruit juices, pollen and nectar. This part of the parrot's body is highly active, as its curved, strong, fork-like beak is used to climb, grab, and bite anything.
The legs are made up of four (4) toes, zygodactyl in shape, which means that two of them, the first and fourth, point forward and the other two, the second and third, point backward. They are clumsy. Smooth surfaces, however, they climb unevenly, using their legs and beak as a hook to climb between branches, the tarsus being stout and short, a limb unsuitable for anything that He wants to take it.
Most parrots are bred in colonies, they are exclusively monogamous, they build completely independent nests, other species are bred on the ground, some species such as the monk, Quaker parakeet completely Nests are solitary, while country parrots usually burrow. On rocks, trees, trunks or the ground, it should be noted that all the eggs of these birds are white.After copulation lasting a few seconds, the gestation period lasts for a few weeks, and the incubation period lasts only twenty-five (25) days, approximately, the female manages to produce only four (4) to (5) eggs. Is. After hatching, they are cared for by their parents for the first two 2 months of life.
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