Q 01/05

Roughly how many parrot species are there?

A) About 100

B) About 1,000

C) About 410

D) About 40

Answer · why

C) About 410

They fall into 101 genera and four families, with the richest variety in South America and Australasia.

Q 02/05

What fraction of parrot species are threatened with extinction?

A) One tenth

B) One third

C) Half

D) Almost all

Answer · why

B) One third

That is a higher aggregate extinction risk than any comparable group of birds, driven by trapping and habitat loss.

Q 03/05

Along with parrots, which other bird group is considered the most intelligent?

A) Corvids such as crows and jays

B) Owls and nightjars

C) Hawks and eagles

D) Pigeons and doves

Answer · why

A) Corvids such as crows and jays

Parrots' ability to imitate human speech has made them pets since ancient times.

Q 04/05

As of 2021, roughly how many parrots live in captivity, about half of all those alive?

A) 20,000,000

B) 50,000,000

C) 5,000,000

D) 500,000

Answer · why

B) 50,000,000

Parrots are subjected to more exploitation than any other group of wild birds; most captives are household pets.

Q 05/05

Parrots are the only creatures to display true tripedalism, meaning what?

A) Standing balanced on three legs

B) Having three toes on each foot

C) Walking in groups of three

D) Using beak and neck as a third limb

Answer · why

D) Using beak and neck as a third limb

When climbing, the beak pulls with as much force as a primate's arm; researchers call the gait 'beakiation'.