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Think your hot stuff when it comes to Parrot trivia? Maybe some of these questions from Rosemary Low's book, Parrot Quiz Book No. 1, will humble you!
| 1. The number of Parrot species can never be decided definitively because taxonomists vary in their opinions. Is the number nearest to: A)250; B)350; C)400? |
| 2. Which is the most numerous African psittacine in aviculture.? |
| 3. Which is the smallest parrot? |
| 4. How long do cockatiel chicks spend in the nest before fledging? |
| 5. The budgerigar is the only parrot in Australia which is found in very large nomadic flocks. True or False? |
| 6. Can Eclectus be sexed in the nest? |
| 7. Name the smallest species of Macaw. |
| 8. Lesser Sulfur-crested Cockatoos can be sexed by the eye color. True or False? |
| 9. In which of the following species do the young normally stay in the nest for seven weeks or more? A)Purple-Crowned Lorikeet; B) Blue-Fronted Amazon; C) Bourke's Parakeet; D) Blue and Gold Macaw |
| 10. Are Hawk-Headed Parrots sexually dimorphic? |
Answers: 1) B; 2) Peach-Faced
Lovebird; 3) Pygmy Parrots; 4) On average, 4-1/2 weeks;
5) False; 6) Yes; 7) Hahn's Macaw; 8) True; 9) B & D; 10) No
| 1. From which country do yellow-fronted and Red-fronted Kakarikis originate? |
| 2. In which of the following species are clutches of eight eggs not unusual? A) Pennant's Parakeet; B) Princess of Wales Parakeet; C) Brown's Parakeet? |
| 3. Which are the largest of the blue Macaws? |
| 4. Which of the following are sexually dimorphic? A) Grey Parrot; B) Cape; C) Jardine's; D) Red-bellied Parrot? |
| 5. Amazon parrots are found only in south America. True or False? |
| 6. Which genes of neotropical parrots (South and Central America) contains the smallest species? |
Answers: 1) New Zealand; 2) A; 3)
Hyacinth; 4) B & D;
5) False, they also occur in Central America and on various Caribbean Islands;
6) The Forpus parrotlets