Planet Parrot While their rural cousins are struggling to survive, the rise of the city parrot seems unstoppable – 70,000 birds have already found their way in. We encounter them in places where we would least expect them. But why are parrots doing so well in human environments? Do we adore these intelligent and colourful animals, and so encourage them to live alongside us? ‘Planet Parrot’ shows how these colourful, charismatic birds are increasingly turning a human world into a sanctuary of their own.