
Species: psittacoidea
An avian superfamily of mostly herbivorous birds, one of the three superfamilies in the biological order Psittaciformes (parrots). Widespread with species in Mexico, Central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, India, Southeast Asia, Australia, and eastwards across the Pacific Ocean as far as Polynesia; includes such species as the macaw, conure, lorikeet, eclectus, Amazon parrot, grey parrot, and budgerigar.
The "True Parrot" designation signifies differences with the other Psittaciform superfamilies, Cacatuoidea (Cockatoo) and Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots.)
This tag has been aliased to true_parrot (learn more).
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