Psittaciform - Parrots, Order, Species | Britannica
Nov 7, 2025 · Psittaciform - Parrots, Order, Species: Parrots are an ancient group of birds that probably originated in the Australian region, but the greatest number of species now occur in …
Parrot | Description, Types, & Facts | Britannica
Dec 18, 2025 · Parrot, term applied to a large group of gaudy, raucous birds of the family Psittacidae. They have been kept as cage birds since ancient times, and they have always …
African gray parrot | Care, Diet & Habitat | Britannica
African gray parrot, (Psittacus erithacus), species of parrot (order Psittaciformes) characterized by distinctive scalloped gray plumage. The African gray is native to a wide swathe of Africa, from …
Psittaciform | Definition & Characteristics | Britannica
Nov 7, 2025 · In the early 1930s the importation and sale of parrots in the United States was drastically curtailed when psittacosis, or parrot fever, was traced to the birds.
Origins of Birds | Evolution, First Birds, & Facts | Britannica
Pliny Moody, who discovered these tracks, attributed them to “Noah’s raven,” and Edward Hitchcock of Amherst College, who began collecting them in 1835, considered them to be …
Parrot Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
PARROT meaning: a bright-colored tropical bird that has a curved bill and the ability to imitate speech
Macaw | Diet, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica
Nov 25, 2025 · Macaw, common name of about 18 species of large colorful parrots native to tropical North and South America. These brightly colored long-tailed birds are some of the …
Bird | Description, Species, Feathers, & Facts | Britannica
Dec 17, 2025 · Bird, any of the approximately 11,200 living species unique in having feathers, the major characteristic that distinguishes them from other animals. They are warm-blooded …
Bird - Feather Evolution, Flight, Adaptation | Britannica
Dec 17, 2025 · From the far richer Eocene Epoch (55.8 million to 33.9 million years ago) have come the earliest known fossil representatives of most of today’s bird orders. Almost certainly …
Bird Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
The expression a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush means that it is better to hold onto something you have than to risk losing it by trying to get something better.