Parrots
Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae
Parrots are small to large birds with a characteristic curved beak shape. Their upper mandibles have slight mobility in the joint with the skull and the have a generally erect stance. All parrots are zygodactyl, having the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back. There are 335 species worldwide and 4 species which occur in the Seychelles.
- Seychelles Parakeet Psittacula (eupatria) wardi (E, Ex)
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (I)
- Gray-headed Lovebird Agapornis canus (I, Ex)
- Seychelles Black Parrot Coracopsis (nigra) barklyi (E)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The Seychelles
Famous quotes containing the word parrots:
“And the chandeliers are neat . . .
But their mignon, marblish glare!
We are cold, the parrots cried,
In a place so debonair.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)