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Parrot
Parrots
, also known as
psittacines
, are
birds
of the roughly 393
species
in 92
genera
that make up the
order
Psittaciformes
, found in most
tropical
and
subtropical
regions. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the
Psittacoidea
("true" parrots), the
Cacatuoidea
(cockatoos), and the
Strigopoidea
(New Zealand parrots). Parrots have a generally
pantropical
distribution with several species inhabiting
temperate
regions in the
Southern Hemisphere
, as well. The greatest
diversity
of parrots is in
South America
and
Australasia
.
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