“To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.” Said Joseph Conrad. He could not have hit the truth more aptly.

Parrots have always found a special place in short stories like “Jataka tails” and films. Parrots are often associated with forecast and are used to detect astrological forecast of a person in Indian Rituals.

They are often referred by names like “Mithu”. They are often characterized by its naughty and troublesome behavior. These green colored birds are the only birds, which can talk and often become a fun and loving pet. Parrots or psittacines consist of 353 species. They are usually grouped into two families: the cockatoo, and the parrots. They have a generally erect stance and a curved beak shape.

Parrots are found in most regions of the world, including India, Pakistan Southeast Asia, North America and West Africa. The greatest number of species comes from Australia, South America, and Central America.

Parrots range in size from 8 cm to 1 m and their weight is from 10 g to 1.6kg. The diet of parrots includes seeds, fruit, nectar and pollen grains and also preys on another animals. The most important diet of these parrots and cockatoos are seeds.

Studies have proven that parrots are the most intelligent. Parrots have the quality of being able to mimic human speech, the African Grey Parrot have shown that some are able to form simple sentences and can also memorize some words. They are also easy to train and often friendly.

The fact that parrots can also be without a cage makes it a popular choice for kids. Some of the parrot sellers often cut its wings to prohibit them from flying which is cruel on their part.