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African Grey Parrots
ByGrace Aronsohn
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Meet the African Grey Parrot
• Name: African Grey Parrot• Species: Psittacaeda• Lifespan: 50-70 years• Is not endangered but too many people keep
them as pets
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Pretty looking birdThe African Grey Parrot has…• Light grey feathers from its head to its thigh• Bright red tail feathers• White feathers on its face• A black curved beak
Sharp claws on its toes• Four toes on each foot• Size:33 cm• Weight:14 oz
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A Parrot Has A Home Too• The African Grey Parrot lives in the tropical
rainforests of West and Central Africa and nests in holes in trees
• It is rainy most of the time but is warm all year• 50-260 inches of rain fall there every year• The temperature is around 93°f
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Something Worth Looking At
• The second largest river in Africa goes straight through the African Greys habitat. It is called the Congo Basin River
• The Congo Basin is being polluted• People are trying to save the Congo Basin
River
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Feed Me
• The African Grey Parrot is an omnivore(eats meat and plants)
• It eats fruit,seeds,buds,necter,pollen,insects and other meat
• They find their food by climbing up to the tops of trees and gathering it
• The only meat it eats are insects and small animals
• Does not have a predator
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You Never Know How They’re Going To Behave
• When an African Grey is angry, they hiss and fluff up to look bigger and scarier and may bite or make screaming noises
• When an African Grey is happy, they can be very friendly and funny birds
• Many people say they are very graceful parrots
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Peep Peep Peep
• African Grey Parrots lay eggs• African Grey Parrots nest in trees • African Greys lay 3-5 eggs at a time• The male brings food to the female while she
is keeping the eggs warm• The female only gets up to get a drink or to
count her eggs to make sure they`re all there
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Keeping The Species Going
• When hiding in its nest, prey cannot see the parrot because of its dark colored feathers
• Its strong beak cracks opens seeds to get the food in the inside
• The parrots bright tail feathers attract a mate These things make it so the world doesn`t run out of African Grey Parrots!
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Copy birdThe African Grey Parrot mimics sounds to catch its food.
How does that help?The African Grey Parrot mimics sounds it hears. That way the
parrot`s prey won`t know it is there. It would think the parrot was a different animal.
The African Grey Parrot dances to attract a mate.
How does that help?If the African Grey doesn`t mate, the species will stop growing.
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A Trip To An X-Ray
• An African Grey Parrot has strong bones in its wings that make it easier to take flight
• The parrots light, hollow bones also help the parrot fly
• Solid filling in a African Greys beak makes the beak strong enough to crack the seeds it eats
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Want To Know More?
• When trained by experts, African Grey Parrots have one of the highest vocabularies of all birds
• Females are a lighter shade of grey• There are two kinds of African Grey Parrots.
There are Congo's and Tinneh`s