Bird category

Parrots

Macaws, conures, lorikeets and cockatoos.

71

Species in the app

4

Profiled here

Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao)

Scarlet Macaw

31–37 inRainforestYear-round

Loud, grating squawks carried far above the canopy.

Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)

Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatus

6–8 inArid scrubYear-round

A constant warbling chatter from moving flocks.

Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)

Rainbow Lorikeet

Trichoglossus moluccanus

10–12 inGardensYear-round

Sharp, rolling screeches in flight.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Cacatua galerita

17–22 inWoodlandYear-round

A raucous, tearing screech.

Photo credits (4)

Cacatua galerita Tas 2 — JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), CC BY-SA 3.0
Melopsittacus undulatus mex180102 — Carlos Valenzuela, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus moluccanus) Sydney — Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0
Scarlet macaw (Ara macao cyanopterus) Copan — Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0

A songbird perched on a stump

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