TheParrotsareaverylargefamilyofeasilyrecognizedbirds,generallyrestrictedtothetropics,rangingfromhugemacawstotinylovebirdsandparrotlets.Someareamongthemostspectacularbirdsintheworld,includingtheHyacinthMacaw(above)ofthePantanalregionofsouth-centralSouthAmerica.Itistheworld'slargestparrotat100cmlongand1.7kginweight,some170timesheavierandtwelvetimeslongerthanoneoftheNewGuineapygmy-parrots(Collar1997).TheHyacinthMacawfeedsonthefruitsofasmallnumberofpalms,andislocalandelusiveinthewild;finearticlesonfindingthiswonderfulbirdintheBrazilianPantanalareRidgely(1983)andWhittinghametal.AlthoughtheHyacinthisconsidered"vulnerable"(threatsaretradeinwildbirdsandlossofhabitat),amuchsmallerbluemacaw--theSpix'sMacawCyanopsittaspixii--istheworld'srarestbird.OnlyonelonelymaleisknowntostillbelivinginthewildineasternBrazilatthiswriting(May2000);todateeffortstointroduceacaptive-rearedmatehavefailed.
以上文字不算难,但是翻译起来比较麻烦,楼主自己花点功夫吧,有个别不懂的地方可以发消息来问.