True parrots facts for kids
Quick facts for kids True parrots |
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| Psittacula krameri(Rose-ringed parakeet) | |
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Psittacoidea
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Psittacidae
Illiger, 1811
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Loriinae (lories and lorikeets) |
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The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacoidae superfamily, one of the three superfamilies in the biological order Psittaciformes (parrots).
The other superfamilies are the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots). True parrots are more widespread than cockatoos, with species in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and eastwards across the Pacific Ocean as far as Polynesia.
Images for kids
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Two true parrot on the branches
See also
In Spanish: Psittacoidea para niños
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