Grey parrot

 

The Life of Animals | Grey parrot | Like many large parrots, the African Grey is a long life of birds. The Guinness Book of Records with a gray parrot who would have lived 72 years in captivity, as the longest lived of the sample species. In 2012 the species was vulnerable to further uplisted. Grey parrots depend on large old trees for the natural caves. Them to nest Studies in Guinea and Guinea-Bissau have found that African gray parrots preferred species of nesting trees are also preferred timber species. There is a positive relationship between the status of the species and the status of primary forests, where forests are declining, so the populations of gray parrots The African gray parrot is listed in Annex II to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

With exports accounting for more than 350,000 copies from 1994 to 2003, the gray parrot is one of the fastest processed CITES-listed species of birds. This review has resulted in recommended zero export quotas for the states, and to develop a wider CITES decision to regional management plans for the species. In the United States, the importation of wild-caught gray parrots under the laws of the United States Wild Bird Conservation is prohibited 1992nd In the European Union, an EU Directive of 2007 prevents importation of this and other birds caught in the wild for the pet trade.

Unlike other parrots, wild African Greys have documented imitate the calls of several other species. The research of Dr. Irene Pepperberg with gray parrots in captivity, particularly with a bird named Alex, assign the scientific capability, simple human words with meanings and intelligently apply the abstract concepts of shape, color shown, number, zero-sense, etc. Many animals learn Congo African Greys, in their second or third year Timnehs usually speak to speak observed to start earlier. A study published in 2011, led by Dr. Dalila Bovet of Paris West University Nanterre La Défense, showed that African gray parrots could coordinate and cooperate with each other to an extent.

E 'was also observed, seemed to express that the parrots worked preferences over the birds of other tests. Whistle African Grey Parrots frequently, scream, squeal, click, etc. expect an African Grey owner should, regular deliveries of microwaves, phones, alarm clock, video games and other electronic sounds and water droplets to hear wild birds, and other sound you hear often from the parrot. African gray parrots have the ability to imitate, and between the different voices they hear to distinguish. Their sociability and intelligence can make African Grey Parrots excellent pets. They have a dedicated following among parrot owners. Greys require large cages, containing a varied diet of fresh foods, and plenty of safe and destructible toys. If they are not supplied with these elements Greys quickly develop unpleasant behaviors and can eventually develop health problems (such as feather plucking) which are difficult to eliminate. Even the healthiest, happiest pet African Grey will generate a fair amount of confusion and noise.

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Crimson Rosella

 

The Life of Animals | Crimson Rosella | Platycercus elegans is a medium sized parrot Australian to 36 cm (14 in) in length, of which a wide tail part. The red is replaced by yellow var. flaveolus and a mixture of red, orange and yellow in the Adelaide Rosella. Young people are said to 'ripen' as they age and turn from green to red. All races have their cheeks blue and blue-black wings and tail-scalloped marginned predominantly blue with the color mainly red. The Crimson Rosella blue tail feathers are one of the favorite decorations of the satin bowerbird. There is very little sexual dimorphism in Crimson Rosella. The Crimson Rosella is located in the south-east of South Australia, through Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales, on the south-east Queensland. A diverse population occurs in northern Queensland.

Lives mainly in forests and woodlands, preferring old forests and wetter. They are found in tropical rain forests, subtropical and temperate, wet and dry sclerophyll forests, riparian forests and woods, all the way from sea level to the tree line. Almost all Rosellas are sedentary, but from time to time people are considered nomads, not Rosellas are migratory. Outside the breeding season, Crimson Rosella tend to cluster in pairs or small groups and parties in power. The largest groups are mostly composed of young people who will gather in groups of up to 20 people. Crimson Rosella forage in trees, shrubs and ground for fruit, seeds, nectar, berries and nuts in a large variety of plants, including members of the family Myrtaceae, Asteraceae, and Rosaceae. Despite eating fruit and seeds, Rosellas are not useful for the spreaders seed plants, because crush and destroy the seeds in the process of eating.

Adelaide Rosella are known to feed on sleeping buds of cherry blossoms. Only a few will nest in a given tree. Some guard their nest perched near Rosellas to talk with others who are approaching. They will have a buffer zone of several trees radius also look around their nest, preventing other pairs of nests in that area. The breeding season of the Crimson Rosella lasts from September to February, and depends on rainfall each year starts earlier and lasts longer in wet years. Only the mother incubates the eggs. The eggs hatch in mid-December, with an average of 3.6 eggs hatching successfully. There is a preference for female chicks, as 41.8% of young people. The young reach adulthood (gain adult plumage) at 16 months. Opossum and currawongs are also believed to take from time to time the eggs from the nest. Surprisingly, but the Crimson Rosella is his worst enemy.

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