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In issue 309 -
When an Older Parrot Has Never Learned Skilful Flight – Complete Psittacine by Eb Cravens
In issue 309 -
Scarlet Macaws – were they really bred by indigenous people in the 12th century? Rosemary Low asks the question
In issue 309 -
Understanding the link between nutrition, hormonal behaviours and the avian endocrine system, Part 1 – The Holistic Parrot by Leslie Moran
In issue 309 -
The Yellow-eared Parrot – continues to expand its range in Colombia. By David Waugh, Correspondent, Loro Parque Fundación
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Flower power is priceless!

Spreads for web Parrots 278 4

By Rosemary Low

Many parrots take flowers and nectar as a significant part of their natural diet. We can offer our parrots cultivated flowers, wild flowers and tree blossoms. Note that when I use the word parrot, I mean all members of the parrot family, from parrotlets to large macaws. Far more parrot species feed on flowers than many people realise.

The large, colourful blooms of the many species of coral trees (Erythrina) are especially favoured, with their brilliant red or orange blooms that hang in clusters. In Colombia, for example, frequent visitors to flowering E.fusca are Weddell’s Conures (Aratinga weddellii) and Cobalt-winged Parakeets (Brotogeris cyanoptera). Apparently these parakeets are the man pollinators. This is unusual as most parrots (five other species feed on them) destroy the flowers in the process (Cotton, 2001).

In Peru I have seen Blue and Yellow Macaws eating the orange flowers of the coral tree (Erythrina). In Brazil prominent, common and beautiful flowering trees are Tabebuia of different species, and there Crimson-bellied Conures, for example, eat the flowers.

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