Parrot Trivia
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PARROT TRIVIA

All parrots’ eggs are pure white.

True.

It is true that all parrots lay only white eggs.

Parrots are an endangered species.

True.

Yes. Parrots are endangered because people destroy their forests and capture them for pets.

Only the female parrot takes care of its young.

False.

The male and the female birds work together to hatch the eggs and care for the young.

All parrots prefer to live in warm tropical forests.

False.

The Kea of New Zealand rolls around in the snow because it likes it.

The feathers on a parrot’s crested head always lay down flat.

False.

The cockatoo and the cockatiel can raise or lower the feathers on their crest when they want to.

All parrots are excellent fliers.

False.

The Owl Parrot is a bird that cannot fly.

The Lory has a tongue like a toothbrush.

True.

Lories can collect nectar and pollen from flowers with a brushlike tongue that has hundreds of little bristles.

All parrots can learn to talk.

False.

Wild parrots do not learn to talk, but the African Grey is the easiest to teach.

 

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The Wonderful World of Parrots
Bartlett Elementary School 2000