Parrots habitat

Cockatoo

All biotopes from North to South of Eastern Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania.
Cockatoos have a much more restricted range than true parrots and occur naturally only in Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and parts of the Pacific.

Eleven of the 21 species occur in the wild only in Australia, while seven species occur only in the islands of the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. No cockatoo species are found in Borneo, despite their occurrence on nearby Palawan and Sulawesi or many Pacific islands, although fossil remains have been recorded in New Caledonia.

Three species in both New Guinea and Australia. Some species have wide distributions, with the galah, for example, occurring over most of Australia, while other species have tiny distributions, confined to a small part of the continent, such as the cockatoo Baudin’s noir of Western Australia or to a small group of islands, such as the Tanimbar corella, which is restricted to the Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia.

Some cockatoos have been accidentally introduced to areas outside their native range such as New Zealand, Singapore, and Palau, while two Australian corella species have been introduced to parts of the continent that are not indigenous.

The most common species, such as the galah and cockatiel, are open-ground specialists that feed on grass seeds. They are often very mobile fast travelers and are nomads. Flocks of birds move across large areas inland, locating and feeding on seeds and other food sources.

Drought can force herds from drier areas to move further into agricultural areas. Other cockatoo species, such as the glossy black cockatoo, inhabit woodlands, rainforests, shrublands, and even alpine forests. The red-bellied cockatoo inhabits mangroves and its absence from northern Luzon may be related to the lack of mangrove forests there.

Rainbow Lorikeet

Forests, wetlands, and wooded grasslands on the east coast of Australia as well as a small territory in the southwest of the island mainland where it was introduced. It has also been introduced elsewhere, notably in Tasmania (the big island south of Australia), New Zealand, and Hong Kong.

Budgerigar

The budgerigar is native to the desert regions of Australia. It is an endemic species, that is to say, its development has been limited to this given region of the world, due to its geographical location and its isolation from other continents.

The budgerigar was discovered at the end of the 18th century. Introduced in Europe by a naturalist in the 1840s, it met with rapid success thanks to its unique and colorful dress. Many crosses were made from its introduction and gave birth to different new coats.

African Grey Parrot

The gray parrot is found in flocks of 100 to 200 individuals in the low-altitude forests of equatorial Africa (Cameroon, Guinea, Kenya, Tanzania, etc.). It prefers dense vegetation and very tall trees, which allow it to remain sheltered from predators (vultures and falcons).

Macaw

Canopy, edges, and gallery forests along the waterways of the tropical rainforests of Central and South America.