Communicating Data with Tableau

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The animal on the cover of Communicating Data with Tableau is the turquoise parrot (Neophema pulchella), more specifically a male of the species, which are more brightly colored than the females. While both sexes have yellow bellies and green plumage on their back, males also have a bright blue head and red patches on their wings.

These birds are native to Australia and belong to a class of parrots called “grass parrots.” Their preferred habitat is grassland and open woodland, where they nest in and forage near gum trees. The turquoise parrot primarily looks for food on the ground—while seeds make up most of its diet, it also eats leaves, flowers, nectar, insects, and fruit. They are small parrots, averaging around 8 inches long and weighing around 1.4 ounces.

Turquoise parrots flock and forage together in family groups of 30–50 in the winter, but only 6–8 in warmer months. As the breeding season nears in spring/summer, the monogamous pairs separate from the rest of the flock to mate and nest. Each clutch contains 2–5 eggs. Once they hatch, the female feeds the young for a few days before her mate begins helping.

The cover image is from the Braukhaus Lexicon. The cover fonts are URW Typewriter and Guardian Sans. The text font is Adobe Minion Pro; the heading font is Adobe Myriad Condensed; and the code font is Dalton Maag’s Ubuntu Mono.