UMary Allen
Izikhwenene ziintaka. Kukho iintlobo ezingaphezu kwama-300. Abanye babo bayakwazi ukulinganisa amazwi abantu. Iiparrothi zinobuchopho obukhulu ngokwaneleyo, ngoko ke ziyakwazi ukufunda. Iiparrots nazo ziquka iiparakeets kunye ne-cockatoos.
Umzimba wentaka ume nkqo kwaye unzima kakhulu. Izikhwenene ezifana neenkozo, amandongomane, neziqhamo, ngoko umlomo wazo womelele kwaye ugobile. Iintsiba zezinye iintlobo zinemibala emininzi eyahlukeneyo, ngelixa ezinye iintlobo ziphantse zibe monochromatic.
Abanye abantu bagcina izikhwenene njengezilwanyana zasekhaya. Noko ke, kumazwe amaninzi izikhwenene zigqalwa njengezinambuzane kuba zitya isiqhamo kwezolimo. Izikhwenene nazo ziyazingelwa zize zigcinwe njengezilwanyana zasekhaya. Ezinye iintlobo zezikhwenene zisengozini yokuphela ngenxa yoku.
Iiparrothi zihlala kwiindawo ezifudumeleyo zehlabathi: eMzantsi Melika, eAfrika, eOstreliya nakumazantsi eAsia. Ezinye izikhwenene zasekhaya ziye zabhabha zimka kubanini bazo, ngoko namhlanje kukho nezikhwenene kumazwe asemantla.