psittaciform: References & Edit History

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A variety of psittaciform-related topics are discussed in Tony Juniper and Mike Parr, Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World (1998). Conservation principles and region-specific applications of them are presented in Noel Snyder et al., Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan 2000–2004 (2000); whereas Tony Silva, A Monograph Of Endangered Parrots (1989), provides detailed information on the natural history and aviculture of 51 species.

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Add new Web site: BMC - BMC Ecology and Evolution - The multifactorial nature of beak and skull shape evolution in parrots and cockatoos (Psittaciformes). Sep 23, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - Parrots as key multilinkers in ecosystem structure and functioning. Aug 13, 2024
Add new Web site: New Zealand Birds Online - Order Psittaciformes. Apr 10, 2024
Add new Web site: AZ Animals - Parrot. May 20, 2023
Add new Web site: Live Science - Parrot Facts: Habits, Habitat & Species. Feb 15, 2023
Media added. Mar 09, 2018
Date and location of oldest fossil psittaciform added; noted the discovery of an 18-million-year-old fossil parrot in Siberia. Apr 24, 2017
Added image of feral monk parakeets in Chicago. May 26, 2010
Article revised and updated. Jun 19, 2008
Added new Web site: University of Michigan - Museum of Zoology - Animal Diversity Web - Psittaciformes. May 30, 2006
Article revised. Sep 09, 2005
Article added to new online database. Jul 26, 1999
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