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Black-capped parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola)
Five facts about parrots
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao). Body plans of some smaller psittaciforms. Body plans of some larger psittaciforms. Lovebirds (Agapornis personata). Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), a popular parakeet. Kea (Nestor notabilis).
Observe a scarlet macaw using its beak and talons to obtain food
monk parakeet; feral
For Students
psittaciform summary
Quizzes
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
pigeon. pigeon and dove. member of the order Columbiformes, family Columbidae
Ultimate Bird Trivia Quiz
Lion (panthera leo)
Deadliest Animals Quiz
Young chimpanzee dressed in a shirt and sweater vest, scratching his head thinking. (primates)
Wild Words from the Animal Kingdom Vocabulary Quiz
Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)
Match the Baby Animal to Its Mama Quiz
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Why Do Animals Have Tails?
White-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) at Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. (birds)
15 of the Best Birdsongs (According to Britannica)
Common, or southern, cassowary (Casuarius casuarius).
8 Birds That Can’t Fly
animal. Amphibian. Frog. Anura. Ranidae. Frog in grass.
Abundant Animals: The Most Numerous Organisms in the World
Black-headed gulls perching on a roof with bird droppings, often seen in flocks around London, England, in winter time. The "black head" develops during the breeding season. (black headed, birds, guano, bird poop)
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Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.
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Woman tied to a ducking stool, a method of punishment by means of humiliation, beating, or death. (cucking stool)
8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History
An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.
11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses
Thanksgiving Celebration Traditional Dinner Setting Food Concept
Why Is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Celebrated on a Thursday?
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.
10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci
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Flags That Look Alike
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Five facts about parrots
Learn five fun facts about parrots.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Observe a scarlet macaw using its beak and talons to obtain food
Learn about the scarlet macaw (Ara macao) by watching one use its beak and...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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Black-capped parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola)
Black-capped parakeet (Pyrrhura rupicola).
Painting by John P. O'Neill
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao).
© Milan Zygmunt/Shutterstock.com
Body plans of some smaller psittaciforms.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Body plans of some larger psittaciforms.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Lovebirds (Agapornis personata).
Toni Angermayer/Photo Researchers
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), a popular parakeet.
© imageBROKER.com/Shutterstock.com
Kea (Nestor notabilis).
M. F. Soper/Bruce Coleman Inc.
monk parakeet; feral
Two feral monk, or Quaker, parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) and their nest...
© Richard Pallardy
Sulfur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita).
Warren Garst/Tom Stack & Associates
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