order Psittaciformes


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Noun1.order Psittaciformes - an order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets
Psittaciformes
animal order - the order of animals
Aves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds
parrot - usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
family Psittacidae, Psittacidae - coextensive with the order Psittaciformes
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(5) The order Psittaciformes contains 153 Chlamydia-positive bird species.
Detection of Chlamydia psittaci Genotypes Among Birds in Northeast Iran
[3] They are classified into the order Psittaciformes under the family Psittacidae along with lorikeets, cockatoos, and hanging parakeets.
Determination of hematological values and detection of Chlamydophila psittaci antibodies in captive blue-naped parrots at the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Nature Center
We also studied the parakeet (budgerigar; order Psittaciformes), a bird found in the wild and in households as a pet, that is known to support the replication of other subtypes of influenza (16-18).
Possible role of songbirds and parakeets in transmission of influenza A (H7N9) virus to humans
A total of 460 free-living or pet bird species in 30 orders were Chlamydophila-positive; the order Psittaciformes contains by far the most positive birds.
Survey on Chlamydophila psittaci in captive ramphastids in Sao Paulo State, Brazil/Pesquisa de Chlamydophila psittaci em ranfastideos cativos no Estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil
Nutrition of birds in the Order Psittaciformes: a review.
Impact of Forpus xanthopterygius (spix, 1824) (aves, Psittacidae) on flowers of Handroanthus serratifolius (Vahl.) S. O. Grose (Bignoniaceae)/Impacto de Forpus xanthopterygius (aves, Psittacidae) em flores de Handroanthus serratifolius (Bignoniaceae)
All members of the Order Psittaciformes, with the exception of the budgerigar and the cockatiel, are afforded protection by an international treaty, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
The Wild Bird Conservation Act

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