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Parrot or vulture? It’s the Vulturine Parrot (Psittrichas fulgidus), or Pesquet’s Parrot, whose featherless face is reminiscent of a vulture’s. What’s different, though, is that the parrot mainly eats figs, not carrion. Like in vultures, scientists think its bare face might be an adaptation to prevent bits from sticking to it when diving into a meal. This bird is native to forests in Papua New Guinea. Photo: Peter Tan

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