Table 2.
Compared bite force (in Newtons), body mass (in grams) and standardized bite force (BF/BM) of Myopsitta monachus with available published data of raptorial birds and passerines
| Taxa | Order | BF | BM | BF/BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falco sparverius* | Falconiformes | 3.50 | 78.8 | 0.044 |
| Falco mexicanus* | Falconiformes | 16.50 | 487.7 | 0.034 |
| Falco columbarius* | Falconiformes | 5.26 | 137.0 | 0.038 |
| Falco peregrinus* | Falconiformes | 16.90 | 683.6 | 0.024 |
| Accipiter striatus* | Accipitriformes | 2.73 | 113.5 | 0.024 |
| Accipiter cooperii* | Accipitriformes | 3.90 | 342.7 | 0.011 |
| Lonchura oryzivora** | Passeriformes | 9.60 | 30.4 | 0.315 |
| Mycerobas affinis** | Passeriformes | 38.40 | 70.0 | 0.548 |
| Myiopsitta monachus | Psittaciformes | 16.74 | 120.0 | 0.139 |