Who's a naughty boy then? Film star parrot takes exception to policeman who arrested owner

Celebrity: Chip the macaw starred in the first Pirates of The Caribbean film. The famous bird took exception when a police officer arrested his ownerChip saw red when police arrested his owner at Dover port on suspicion of driving while banned.

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Comical kakapo has guest spot at Auckland zoo

Sirocco reading his facebook pageEndangered kakapo may lack the gift of flight but at least one of them has been known to swim - because he thinks he is a human.

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World's smallest parrot filmed

Pygmy parrots, as their name suggests, are the smallest members of the parrot family and are even smaller than budgerigars. There are six species which are found in the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Unusually for birds, pygmy parrots eat a lot of lichen and fungus as well as some seeds, fruit and insects. The tiny bird, which is not much bigger than an adult person's thumb, is smaller than some of the insects with which it shares the forest.

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See a kakapo - the world's rarest parrot

Photo: DOC ONCE IN A LIFETIME: Sirocco the kakapo will be appearing at Auckland Zoo to celebrate Conservation Week.Don’t miss chance to see a kakapo – the world’s rarest parrot

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Can a parrot get justice under a Regional Forest Agreement?

Swift parrot (Lathamus discolor). Image lizardstomp

Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) and their ability to effectively protect endangered species, such as the swift parrot, have recently been the basis of a high profile legal action brought by Tasmania’s Senator Bob Brown. Now, two independent reports have found RFAs to be wanting. 

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