The largest of the parrot species is the Hyacinth Macaw, which can grow to a length of about 40 inches from the beak to the end of the tailfeathers.

At any given time, there are anywhere between one and two billion living birds on the planet.

The only species of parrot that builds a nest is the Quaker Parrot. The Quakers link their nests together to form structures akin to "bird condominiums". These nests can reach weights greater than 200 lbs.

The most common bird on the planet is the Chicken.

Based on similarities in skeletal structure, a good number of scientists have theorized that many modern bird species evolved from the dinosaurs.

Female Lovebirds often amuse their owners by shredding up the paper lining on their cage and placing the strips between their tailfeathers. This is an instinctual behavior that would allow the bird to carry materials back to her nesting site for construction.

Migratory bird species fly in formation to conserve energy -- much like driving in a larger vehicle's slipstream can reduce the amount of gas you require.

There are over 40 million pet birds living in the U.S.

Some parrot species must fly over 500 miles a day in the wild to forage for food.

Birds have a reduced sense of taste as compared to other animals, and science has yet to definitively prove that all bird species have a sense of smell.

A bird's feathers weigh more than its skeleton does.

The shape of a bird's beak directly corresponds to the type of diet it eats in the wild.

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Very interesting, thanks!

Extremely interesting! Thanks for posting.

I found that to be interesting indeed. Thanks for the information.I love quick facts like that lol.~Jenna

Susan, these are interesting facts. I have been curious as to why birds like hot peppers, must be that they aren't as HOT to them as to us. Also, I am also very curious about their sense of smell. Seems as if it would be an easy thing to prove.

Thanks for posting, totally interesting for sure.

According to what I have read, birds sense of taste is not as developed as ours, whereas we are partially blind in comparison to them.


I am editing these Sybil Erden interviews at the moment, and according to her, birds are dinosaurs.

Again from Sybil Erden (this is what happens when you watch something over and over, putting shots together) if each of those households would give one dollar to the Oasis a year, they could have it all together, big flight aviaries for all their birds and be able to grow by more than 50 a year. People, you can't believe the numbers I am hearing. If you truly love your birds, start planning for your bird's life without you, before you start your departure from this earth.

I have read that many times.