Morley Read / Parrot snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) threat display, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Martin Willis / Red-collared Lorikeet (Trichoglossus rubritorquis) feeding on flower nectar, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia

Martin Willis / Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus) pair preening during courtship, Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia

Martin Willis / Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) father with begging chick at nest cavity, Queensland, Australia

Lucas Bustamante / Scarlet Macaws (Ara macao) drinking water inside an Amazonian claylick. Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador

Steven David Miller / Rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) on a branch, Cania Gorge National Park, Queensland, Australia. September.

Steven David Miller / Eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus) female perched in a tree, The Wildlife Habitat Zoo, Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia. August. Captive.

Karine Aigner / Cuban parakeets (Psittacara euops) preening each other, Bermejas, Cuba. Endemic.

Karine Aigner / Cuban Parakeet (Psittacara euops) preening each other, Cuba. Endemic.

Karine Aigner / Cuban parakeet (Psittacara euops) preening, Bermejas, Cuba. Endemic.

Paul Hobson / Parrot snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) in aggressive pose with mouth open. Costa Rica.

Andy Rouse / Orange-winged parrot (Amazona amazonica) feeding on flowering Immortelle tree, Tobago