World Parrot Day is a way to let everyone know that these remarkable birds need protection in the wild. The parrots are a broad order of more than 350 birds. Macaws, amazons, lorikeets, lovebirds, cockatoos and many others are all considered parrots.
Parrots can live over 100 years and they are the only animal in the world capable of mimicking human speech. The world's smallest parrot is only 3 inches long.
Currently the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) bans the sale of any wild-caught species, yet the parrots' popularity continues to drive illegal trade.
Some parrot species are highly endangered. In other cases, once tame birds have reproduced in the wild and established thriving feral populations in foreign ecosystems.
THE 10 MOST ENDANGERED PARROTS
Orange-Bellied Parrot
Philippine Cockatoo
Lear’s Macaw
Spix’s Macaw
Kakapo
Yellow-Eared Conure
Puerto Rican Amazon
Cape Parrot
Sinu Parakeet
Blue-fronted Lorikeet
Sources: nationalgeographic.com , petkeen.com
LET'S FIGHT TO SAVE THE MOST ENDANGERED
VAKOVAKO will soon fight to save the most endangered. 100 % of all donations given via our app to „MOST ENDANGERED“ area will by transfered to related NGOs. Let’s help them expand their activities together.