求鹦鹉的英文介绍

The parrots are a broad order of more than 350 birds. Macaws,
Amazons, lorikeets, lovebirds, cockatoos and many others are all
considered parrots.
Though there is great diversity among these
birds, there are similarities as well. All parrots have curved beaks and
all are zygodactyls, meaning they have four toes on each foot, two
pointing forward and two projecting backward. Most parrots eat fruit,
flowers, buds, nuts, seeds, and some small creatures such as insects.
Parrots
are found in warm climates all over most of the world. The greatest
diversities exist in Australasia, Central America, and South America.
Many
parrots are kept as pets, especially macaws, Amazon parrots,
cockatiels, parakeets, and cockatoos. These birds have been popular
companions throughout history because they are intelligent, charismatic,
colorful, and musical. Some birds can imitate many nonavian sounds,
including human speech. The male African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is the most accomplished user of human speech in the animal world; this rain forest-dweller is an uncanny mimic.