This parrot-counting puzzle contains more birds than it appears to at first glance.
Start with the obvious large parrots:
Top row: 4 parrots
Bottom row: 4 parrots
That gives us 8 large parrots.
Now look carefully for the smaller hidden parrots:
First parrot on the top row: 1 hidden parrot
Second parrot on the top row: 2 hidden parrots
Second parrot on the bottom row: 2 hidden parrots
Now add them together:
8 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 13
The correct answer is 13 parrots.
Many people answer eight because they count only the large birds and overlook the five smaller parrots hidden inside them.
