With the body of a parrot and the head of a vulture, the Dracula parrot is unnerving and beautiful all at once.
Just as vultures lost the feathers on their head as an adaptation for feeding on bloody carcasses, it’s thought that the Dracula parrot did the same in response to its diet of sticky fruits – the lack of feathers around its beak and eyes mean it’s able to avoid turning its face into a matted mess.
A distinct lack of blood sucking..
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-with-bec-crew/2019/12/the-dracula-parrot-is-intimidating-af/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesquet's_parrot
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