Parrot of the international market: hundreds of thousands of these were parrots. No national laws protect feral parrot populations in the U.S. Mexico has a licensing system for capturing and selling native birds. Parrots have featured in human writings, story, art, humor, religion, and music for thousands of years. From Aesop's fable "The parrot and the cat" and the Roman poet Ovid's "The Dead Parrot" to Monty Python's "Dead Parrot sketch", parrots have existed in the consciousness of many cultures. Recent books about parrots in human culture include "Parrot Culture". In ancient times and current, parrot feathers have been used in
Rock parrot of grasses, shrubs and succulent plants, such as "Carpobrotus" species, in coastal habitats. They can be approached easily while feeding. Rock parrot The rock parrot ("Neophema petrophila"), also known as the rock elegant, is a parrot which is endemic to coastal South Australia, southern Western Australia, and that continent's offshore islands, including Rottnest Island. It is a small, predominantly olive-green parrot. Grass seeds form the bulk of its diet. The rock parrot was described by ornithologist John Gould in 1841, its specific name "petrophila" derived from the Greek "petros"/πετρος 'rock' and "philos"/φιλος 'loving'. The rock parrot is 22 cm (9