Parrot in 1844: Spix’s macaw described
[41] [parrot-1-41] Irene Pepperberg’s papers treated English tokens as categories, not circus tricks. Alex (1976–2007) identified A specimen label at a natural history museum records where and when, not which animal is more valuable. For Parrot, write 1844, “Spix’s macaw described,” and 400, and leave league tables off the card. Are London’s ring-necked parakeets a conservation win?
Irene Pepperberg’s papers treated English tokens as categories, not circus tricks. Alex (1976–2007) identified colours, shapes and same/different above chance. The debate is about the ceiling, not whether the tasks happened. Why did African greys move to CITES Appendix I in 2017?
Wild capture for pets plus forest loss cut Psittacus erithacus. Appendix I ended most commercial international trade in wild greys. Every Strigops is named and managed on predator-free New Zealand islands. Supplementary feeding and nest cameras make it closer to intensive care than to a hands-off reserve.
They are an introduced boom, not a restored native. Cavity competition with starlings and bats is the local argument. Why do so many macaws remain threatened? Cavity trees come down with forest. The pet trade added a second cut. Spix’s macaw went extinct in the wild before a 2019–20s reintroduction attempt in Bahia.
The order on the card is year, line, figure. Parrot is not sorted by how much visitors like the photo.1844
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 1844
- Figure to keep
- 400
- Species
- Parrot
- Line in the log
- Spix’s macaw described
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