Red-tailed black cockatoo

Parrots are known for being cheerful and colorful birds with a chatty side.

Sadly, many parrot species are threatened and some are near to extinction, Shrimal and Bird reiterate.

To create these realistic pieces, the pair begins by picking a species from their collection of bird books.

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Red-tailed black cockatoo

The result is astoundinganyone could easily mistake these artworks for cutout photographs of each creature.

We want our audience to come together and take steps to conserve this species.

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Spix Macaw

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Scarlet Macaw

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Hyacinth Macaw

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Blue and gold Macaw

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Love Birds

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Hooded Parrot

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

King Parrot

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Rainbow Lorikeet

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Budgie

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Red-fan parrot

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Red and Yellow-crowned amazon

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Kakapo

Paper portraits of parrots by The Paper Ark Studio

Kea