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Product details
- ISBN 9780228105077
- Weight: 800g
- Dimensions: 171 x 241mm
- Publication Date: 12 Nov 2026
- Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: CA
- Product Form: Hardback
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Parrots of the World provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of all 400 living parrot species, with detailed entries for each. Alongside species accounts, it explores parrot biology, behavior, and social lifestyles, making it valuable to both ornithologists and aviculturists.
The book begins with an introduction to the parrot family, tracing its origins through the fossil record and global evolution, while highlighting the ongoing discovery of new species. It then examines the defining characteristics of parrots, from their colorful plumage to specialized adaptations such as the pollen-gathering tongues of lories and lorikeets and the powerful nut-cracking bills of large macaws.
Alderton also explores parrots' renowned mimicry and intelligence, non-vocal communication, pair-bonding, and nesting behavior. An overview of the long-standing relationship between parrots and humans precedes the book's core section: standardized accounts of every parrot species, organized into Old World and New World groups, each accompanied by a distribution map and photograph.
David Alderton is a recognized expert on parrots, having studied them on all continents and also written, lectured and broadcast widely about them. His books on wildlife and related topics have sold approximately 7 million copies worldwide, and are available in 31 languages. Alderton is a graduate of Cambridge University and has been nominated for the Sir Peter Kent Conservation Book prize.
