What is World Parrot Day?
World Parrot Day, May 31st, highlights the danger to wild and captive parrots around the world every year on May 31st. It's also a day to learn more about this intelligent and majestic creature..
When you imagine a parrot, you'd probably think of a colorful bird that talks or mimics sounds. Both of these things are true of most parrots, but not all of them. Also the parrots that can't talk are still considered intelligent. The African grey parrot is the most intelligent parrot. Alex, a particular species of this species, was reported to have the intelligence of a 5-year-old. Alex knew colors, shapes, and over 100 English words.. Besides the African grey parrot, other popular parrots include the cockatiels, Fischer's lovebirds, monk eets, cockatoos, Amazon parrots, and macaws.
Currently, there are about 350 species of parrots worldwide. Nearly half of these species are endangered.. About a quarter of all parrot species are critically endangered. Certain species have been endangered due to habitat destruction, hunting, and illicit trade of wild parrots.
Parrots are among the more interesting facts about parrots on this page. Here are some more interesting parrot facts:
