Are parrots mammals or reptiles?

This is where the parrot belongs; Chondrichthyes - fish with cartilage skeletons. Sharks and rays; Mammalia - mammals; Osteichthyes - fish with bony skeletons; Reptilia - reptiles. Snakes, lizards, turtles, crocodiles. read more

Birds are neither mammals (they don't have mammary glands) nor reptiles (they are not cold blooded), but instead belong in a grouping all their own. The bird group is one of six basic animal groups, with the others being amphibians, fish, invertebrates, mammals and reptiles. read more

Difference between Mammal and Reptile The main difference between mammals and reptiles is the way they regulate body heat. Mammals can produce body heat while reptiles need external heat source such as the sun. That is why most reptiles will bask in the sun to get warm. Mammals give birth to live young while reptiles lay eggs. read more

Parrots are reptiles. More accurately, parrots are diapsids, like all other modern reptiles. (Mammals are synapsids). More specifically, parrots are archosaurs, in the same group as crocodiles. Parrots are avians — a branch of theropod dinosaur. read more