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The Parrot Project

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A year long journey about the realities, good and bad, of what it takes to own a parrot. Volunteers from around the country have teamed up to submit the data that is making this project possible!
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December 26, 2015 - Black-headed Parrot, Black-Headed Caique, or Black-Capped Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus)

Requested by: @theparrotproject

Found in northern South America around the Amazon Basin, these parrots can live up to 40 years. Somewhat weak fliers, they tend to climb, jump, and hop frequently. They eat seeds, flowers, fruits, and leaves with a few birds often watching for danger as others in the flock forage. Nesting in tree cavities, such as those made by woodpeckers, they lay two to four eggs. They are fairly common in captivity and known for their playful behavior.

I JUST SAW THIS AAAAH I love it <3 <3 <3 :D 

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