Do you think all birds can fly? There is such a cute and silly creature in nature, they have a big pie face and a bulging body. They walked like an elderly old man walking, and they couldn't fly as if they were a large-sized version of a hen. The parrots in the impression seem to be small, but the owl parrots broke my small impression of parrots, they are so fat. They are endemic to New Zealand.
This bird can't fly
The parrot is about 62 cm long, has a large round head and a pair of short wings. The plumage is available in a variety of colors, with some dark brown or black stripes in addition to the main color of green, and the feathers on the neck, abdomen, and tail are yellow, and are also embellished with a small amount of brownish-gray mottles. As birds, they can't fly, and parrots lack the keels that control the muscles of birds when they fly, and their short wings can't support them to fly. They are also not as light as most birds, and their fat, round bodies contain a lot of fat. Maybe that's one of the reasons they can't fly.
Tree climbing master
Although they can't fly, their tree-climbing skills are great. Their legs are strong and powerful, and climbing trees is a breeze. Sometimes they also try to fly, but most of the time they will fall from the tree, and sometimes they will crush the branches, and the fat in the whole body will play a good cushioning role to protect them. They climb trees mostly for food, mainly pine cones on trees, and occasionally to avoid predators. The owl parrots, which live in dense rainforests, are a very protective color in their own right, and they can easily blend in with their surroundings.
Birds with body odor
Parrots also have a unique characteristic, they emit body fragrance. Even scientists have not yet figured out the reason for this strange scent, which scientists have initially speculated is a signal to attract the opposite sex. Many people use fruity and honey to describe their body fragrance, which seems to be a fresh aroma. But the body fragrance has a fatal point: it is very beneficial to their natural enemies with a keen sense of smell. Even if they can be perfectly disguised, this body fragrance still poses a danger to them.
Facing a crisis
Colonists continued to emerge in New Zealand after 1840, and their habitat was severely damaged as they continued to reclaim arable land and use many expanses of land for grazing. At the same time, they also brought many mammals to the area, including dogs, domestic cats, stoats, etc., destroying the local facial system, and parrots became their prey and competed with them for food. They have a strong curiosity and are completely afraid of people, which makes them extremely easy to catch. Their feathers are soft and warm, so New Zealand Aborigines use their feathers to make shawls. Fortunately, there are conservation programs, and their numbers gradually increase.