Chelmsford Public Library

Parrots of the wild, a natural history of the world's most captivating birds, Catherine A. Toft and Timothy F. Wright ; foreword by James D. Gilardi

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-337) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Parrots of the wild

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902599820

Catherine A. Toft and Timothy F. Wright ; foreword by James D. Gilardi

a natural history of the world's most captivating birds

"A synthetic account of the diversity and ecology of wild parrots, distilling knowledge from the author's own research and from her review of more than 2,400 published scientific studies. The text covers parrots' evolutionary history, foraging, mating, and social behavior, innate intelligence, and conservation status. The book is enhanced by an array of illustrations, including photos of parrots taken exclusively in their natural habitat"--Provided by publisher

Part I. The World of Parrots : Introducing the Psittaciformes. 1. What are the parrots and where did they come from? : the evolutionary history of the parrots : phylogeny -- Part II. The Functional Parrot : Physiology, Morphology and Behavior. 2. The thriving parrot : the foods and beaks of parrots : foraging ecology ; 3. The sensible parrot : how parrots perceive and use information : sensory biology and communication ; 4. The thinking parrot : the brains of parrots and how they use them : cognitive ethology -- Part III. The Lives of Parrots : Mating, Life History, and Populations. 5. Sex and marriage : the mating systems of parrots : behavioral ecology ; 6. From the cradle to the grave : the life histories of parrots : evolutionary ecology ; 7. Populations of parrots : conservation and invasion biology : population ecology -- Epilogue: Themes and threads uniting the chapters of this book