How to Identify a Classic Red Parrot

"Parrot" is the word used to describe more than 350 different yet closely related birds such as macaws, lovebirds, cockatoos and Amazons. If you are interested in learning how to identify a red parrot, you must study the bird's features. Parrots of different kinds share many of the same general characteristics. You can first identify a red parrot by observing its red feathers, however.

Things You'll Need

  • Parrot photos
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Instructions

    • 1

      Note the parrot's beak. A red parrot has a curved beak that often is a combination of white and black.

    • 2

      Observe the parrot's feet. A red parrot has four toes on each of its feet. Two of these toes point backward, and two point forward.

    • 3

      Note the parrot's white face surrounding its eyes, which leads into a red tuft of hair.

    • 4

      Locate the red parrot's most distinctive feature: the rainbow feather wings in colors of blue, yellow, teal and green.