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Parrot From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For other uses of the word parrot, see Parrot (disambiguation). Parrots A pair of Senegal Parrots in Africa Poicephalus senegalus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Psittaciformes Wagler, 1830 Systematics (but see below) Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos) Subfamily Microglossinae (Palm Cockatoo) Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos) Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos) Family Psittacidae (true parrots) Subfamily Loriinae (lories and lorikeets) Subfamily Psittacinae (typical parrots and allies) Tribe Arini (American psittacines) Tribe Cyclopsitticini (fig parrots) Tribe Micropsittini (pygmy parrots) Tribe Nestorini (kakas and Kea) Tribe Platycercini (broad-tailed parrots) Tribe Psittrichadini (Pesquet’s Parrot) Tribe Psittacini (African psittacines) Tribe Psittaculini (Asian psittacines) Tribe Strigopini (Kakapo) (paraphyletic) Scarlet Macaws. One is eating using a foot to hold a walnut while the shell is broken with its beak.Parrots are birds of the roughly 350 species in the order Psittaciformes, found in most warm and tropical regions. Also known as psittacines (pronounced /ˈsɪtəsaɪnz/),[1][2] they are usually grouped into two families: the Psittacidae (true parrots) and the Cacatuidae (cockatoos). Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Most parrots are predominantly green, with other bright colors, and some species are multi-colored. Cockatoo species range from mostly white to mostly black, and have a mobile crest of feathers on the top of their heads. Most parrots are monomorphic or minimally sexually dimorphic. Parrots, along with crows, jays and magpies, are some of the most intelligent birds, and their ability to imitate human voices enhances their popularity as pets. Trapping of wild parrots for the pet trade, as well as other hunting, habitat loss and competition from invasive species, have diminished wild populations, and more parrots are threatened with extinction than any other group of birds.[3] The most important components of most parrots’ diets are seeds, nuts, fruit, buds and other plant material, and a few species also eat insects and small animals, and the lories and lorikeets are specialised to feed on nectar from flowers, and soft fruits. Almost all parrots nest in tree holes (or nestboxes in captivity), and lay white eggs from which emerge altricial (helpless) young. Extant species range in size from the Buff-faced Pygmy-parrot, under 10 g (0.35 oz.) and 8 cm (3.2 inches), to the Hyacinth Macaw, at 1 meter (3.3 feet) in length, and the Kakapo, at 4 kg (8.8 lbs). Some atypical parrots include the dimorphic Eclectus (the male is green and the female is red), the flightless lek breeding Kakapo. The Kaka, Kea and the Long-billed Corella have especially curved

The exhibition of children’s arts and crafts was a huge  success. the best  thing about it was that it taught us all holl, children  wearing  paper  masks  welcomed   you.  they  had  blank   masks   you  could   buy  and  paint  in  any   way   you  wanted. you could, if you liked, even wear one !   One of the most  popular stallar was the soft toys stall. The students who prasented this said that they had gt all the instruction from a television programme. It was doubly useful because it also taught us how to make use of the talevision. The presenters got a special a ward.

      There  are  many   kinds   of   flowers.    flowers  are   very   beautiful   .    so   people   admire  them   flowers   are    grown     around  huts   and   palaces too.

                  people   also   use  flowers  to   decorate    their  homes  for   festivals  .   they   keep   wreaths  of   flowers  .    birds   and   bridegrooms  too.   adom  them  selves  with  flowers.