"From the macaws of South America to the cockatoos of Australia, parrots are among the most beautiful and exotic birds in the world--and also among the most endangered. This ... covers all 356 species and well-differentiated subspecies of parrots, and is the only guide organized by geographical distribution - Australasian, Afro-Asian, and neotropical. It features 146 ... color plates depicting every kind of parrot, as well as detailed, facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and status. Color distribution maps show ranges of all subspecies, and field identification is further aided by relevant upperside and underside flight images ... also shows where to observe each species in the wild"--Publisher's description.