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How Many Species of Parrots Are There?

No-one knows exactly how many species of parrots there are, but we do know that there are more than 350. Parrots belong to a group of birds called Psittacines, which all share the following characteristics:

A curved beak.
An erect stance.
Four toes on each foot – two at the front, and two at the rear.

The Psittacines group [...]