Colored Parrot

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The psittaciforms (Psittaciformes Wagler, 1830) are an order of neornithic birds comprising numerous species of animals known by the common name of parrots.[1] With four families, the order is well spread and represented in tropical and subtropical areas of most of the Planet: in particular, peaks of biodiversity are reached in South America and Australasia. Some species are native to the temperate areas of the Southern Hemisphere (such as Tierra del Fuego or New Zealand), and the Carolina parakeet as guessed from its name was widespread before extinction in the central and eastern United States: other species (such as the Alexandrian parakeet and the monk parakeet) were intentionally or accidentally introduced to Mediterranean areas (including Italy) and have established stable populations there.

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