Stats

Lifespan: 40-60 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Flock
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Sub-Saharan Africa
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Speed
Status: Endangered

About

A medium-sized, ash-grey parrot from the rainforests of equatorial Africa, instantly recognisable by its scarlet tail and pale face. It is widely regarded as one of the most cognitively gifted birds, capable of associating words with meanings and solving puzzles at the level of a young child.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A few round white eggs are incubated deep in a tree cavity, the female rarely leaving until they hatch.
2.
hatchling
A featherless hatchling is fed regurgitated food by both parents inside a tree cavity.
3.
juvenile
A feathered juvenile fledges with duller plumage than the adults, learning to crack seeds and to call.
4.
adult
Fully grown with bright adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Psittacus
Species: Psittacus erithacus