MajorMitchell's cockatoo
Parrots atRisk
Wildparrotsfacechallenges.Oneishabitatloss.Peopleandparrotssometimescompeteforspace.Placeswhereparrotsliveareclearedoftrees.Thisiscalleddeforestation.
Achangingclimatecanchangehabitats,too.Birdsmustfindfood.Theymustbuildnests.Parrotsfaceanotherdanger.Peoplewantthemas pets.
Thisblue‑throatedmacawis endangered.
ParrotDiversity
Parrotscanbefoundonfive continents.
NorthAmerica
SouthAmerica
Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia
AmazonBasin
New Guinea
Africangrayparrotrange
numberofparrot species
fewer
more
DIDYOU KNOW:
Palmcockatoos,likethisone,layonlyoneeggeverytwo years.
Parrotsarepopular
Howdowildparrotsendupaspets?Crimegroupsmakemoneysellingwildanimals.Forexample,theycansellonekindofwildparrot for $30,000.
Thereisonetypeofparrotthatmanypeoplewant.ItiscalledanAfricangray.Theyarethebesttalkers.Morethanonemillionhavebeentakenfromthewild.Thentheyaresoldas pets.
Thistypeofwildlifetradeisillegal.TheUnitedStatesfightsagainstit.Manyothercountriesdo,too.Theypasslawstokeepwildanimalssafe.Tosellthesebirdsnow,breedersmustprovetheywereraisedincaptivity.Theycannotbecaughtinthe wild.
Africangray parrots
ThisAlexandrineparakeetlookslikeitiswearinga mask.
