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'''Parrots''' are [[bird]]s that come in a wide variety of bright colors. They are distinguished by having strong curved [[beak]]s and an upright posture. They are also noted for being highly [[intelligent]] for an animal. Their ability to imitate human speech makes them a popular pet, even though a parrot doesn't always completely understand things it says (parrots are intelligent birds and sometimes parrots have a degree of understanding of words they speak).[http://creation.com/parrot-fashion] [[African Gray Parrot]]s are especially notable for their eloquative talents. There are over 350 different species in the parrot family. The largest variety of parrots are macaws, which are native to South and Central America.
'''Parrots''' are [[bird]]s that come in a wide variety of bright colors. They are distinguished by having strong curved [[beak]]s and an upright posture. They are also noted for being highly [[intelligent]] for an animal. Their ability to imitate human speech makes them a popular pet, even though a parrot doesn't always completely understand things it says (parrots are intelligent birds and sometimes parrots have a degree of understanding of words they speak).[http://creation.com/parrot-fashion] [[African Gray Parrot]]s are especially notable for their eloquative talents. There are over 350 different species in the parrot family. The largest variety of parrots are macaws, which are native to South and Central America.
==Phylogeny==
*Family Strigopidae (New Zealand parrots)
::Tribe Nestorini ([[kākā]] and [[kea]])
::Tribe Strigopini ([[kakapo]])
*Family Cacatuidae ([[cockatoo]]s)
:Subfamily Microglossinae ([[palm cockatoo]])
:Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae: dark cockatoos
:Subfamily Cacatuinae: white cockatoos
*Family Psittacidae (true parrots)
:Subfamily Micropsittinae (pygmy parrots)
::Tribe Micropsittini
:Subfamily Loriinae (lories and [[lorikeet]]s)
:Subfamily Psittacinae (tropical parrots and parakeets)
::Tribe Arini ([[amazon parrot|amazons]], [[conure]]s, [[macaw]]s)
::Tribe Cyclopsittacini ([[fig parrot]]s)
::Tribe Polytelini: (west Australian parrots)
::Tribe Psittrichadini ([[Pesquet's Parrot]])
::Tribe Psittacini (African parrots)
::Tribe Psittaculini (Asian parrots and parakeets)
:Subfamily Platycercinae (broad-tailed parrots)
::Tribe Melopsittacini ([[budgerigar]])
::Tribe Neophemini (Australian broad-tailed parrots, Bourke's parrot)
::Tribe Pezoporini (ground parrots)
::Tribe Platycercini ([[rosella]]s)