parrots are prey!

[mellykyitus]

just wondering if anyone knows why parrots are so brightly and vividly coloured, if they're prey shouldn't they be dull as not to attract predators? :smile024:

 

[wildheart]

Are you talking of predators from above? I wont say that parrots in specific are colourful, most birds have awesome colours. Look at how beautiful the tiny sunbirds, honeybirds and kingfishers are, just to name a view. Remember they see each other in a complete different colour than what we do. Most predators from below are colour blind.

 

[HRH Di]

Lots of the colors that we admire are actually very good camoflage. The beautiful bright crimson of a female eclectus is almost invisible from the ground. Colors and shadows in thier native habitats are perfect to hide our lovely birds.

 

[akparrots]

Besides the fact that most predators are colorblind, some small colorful animals are poisonous so that may help keep them safe also.