Parrot Incubation Data

Incubation Data for (average size, clutch and incubation):

• African Grey Parrots
• African / Asiatic / Indian / Ringneck Parakeets / Parrots (Genus: Psittacula) – Alexandrine Parakeet, Blossom-headed Parakeet, Derbyan Parakeet, Emerald-collared Parakeet, Indian Ring-necked Parakeet, Long-tailed Parakeet, Malabar Parakeet, Moustached Parakeet, Plum-headed Parakeet, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Slate-headed Parakeet
• Amazon Parrots
• Brotogeris (Canary-winged Parakeets, Golden-winged Parakeets, Grey-cheeked Parakeets, Orange-chinned Parakeets, Plain Parakeets, Tui Parakeets)
• Caiques
• Cockatoo Data
• Lories / Lorikeets
• Macaws
• Pionus Parrots (Blue-headed Pionus, Red-vented Parrot, Dusky Parrot, Maximilian’s Parrot, Plum-crowned Parrot, Restless Parrot, Red-billed Pionus, Sordid Parrot, White-capped Pionus, Massena’s Parrot
• Poicephalus: Brown-headed Parrot, Jardine’s Parrot, Kuhl’s Cape Parrot, Brown-necked Parrot, Meyer’s or Brown Parrot, Red-bellied Parrot, Red-breasted Parrot, Abessinian Parrot, Orange-bellied Parrot, Rüppel’s Parrot, Senegal Parrot
• Rosella Parrots
• Vasa Parrots

For miscellaneous parrot species, scroll down …

Data includes: Average Eggs per Clutch / Days of Incubation

Amboina King Parakeets (Alisterus amboinensis)

• 3 eggs incubated for about 21 days

Antipodes Green Parrot or Antipodes Island Parakeet (Cyanoramphus unicolor)

• 2 – 6 eggs incubated for about 26 days

Barraband’s Parrot or Orange-cheeked Parrot (Pionopsitta barrabandi)

• 4 – 6 eggs incubated for about 20 days

Barred Parakeets (Bolborhynchus lineola)

• 3 – 6 eggs incubated for about 18 – 20 days

Blue-bellied Parrots / Purple-bellied Parrots / Purple-breasted Parrots (Triclaria malachitacea)

• 3 – 5 eggs incubated for about 25 – 30 days

Blue-naped Parrot aka Luzon Parrot or Philippine Green Parrots (Tanygnathus lucionensis lucionensis)

• 2 – 3 eggs incubated for about 25 days

Blue-rumped Parrots (Psittinus cyanurus)

• 3 – 5 eggs incubated for about 26 days

Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)

• 4 – 8 eggs incubated for about 18 days

Cloncurry Parrots (Platycercus barnardi macgillivrayi)

• 4 eggs incubated for about 20 – 21 days

Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus)

• 4 – 7 eggs incubated for about 18 – 21 days

Great Billed Parrot s (Tanygnathus megalorhynchos)

• 2 eggs incubated for about 28 days

Ground Parrot aka Ground Parakeet (Pezoporos wallicus)

• 3 – 4 eggs incubated for about 20 – 21 days

Hawk-headed Parrots (Deroptyus accipitrinus accipitrinus)

• 2 – 4 eggs incubated for about 25 – 28 days

Horned Parakeets (Eunymphicus cornutus)

• 2 – 4 eggs incubated for about 21 – 23 days

Yellow-fronted or Yellow-crowned Parakeets (Cyanoramphus auriceps)

• 5 – 9 eggs incubated for about 19 days

King Parakeet (Alisterus scapularis)

• 3 – 6 eggs incubated for about 20 days

Lineolated Parakeets (Bolborhynchus lineola)

• 3 – 6 eggs incubated for about 18 – 20 days

Lovebirds (Agapornis)

• 4 – 6 eggs incubated for about 22 – 25 days

Mallee Ringneck Parrots or Barnard’s Parakeets (Platycercus barnardi barnardi aka Barnardius barnardi barnardi)

• 4 – 6 eggs incubated for about 20 – 21 days

Maroon-fronted Parrots (Rhynchopsitta terrisi)

• 1 – 3 eggs incubated for about 24 – 26 days

Masked Shining Parakeets (Prosopeia personata)

• 2 – 4 eggs incubated for about 24 – 25 days

Mountain Parakeets (Bolborhynchus aurifrons)

• 2 eggs incubated for about 23 days

Night Parakeet (Geopsittacus occidentalis)

• 4 – 5 eggs incubated for about Extinct?

Pileated Parrot or Red-capped Parrots(Pionopsitta pileata)

• 3 – 4 eggs incubated for about 24 – 25 days

Port Lincoln Parrots (Barnardius / Platycercus zonarius)

• 4 – 7 eggs incubated for about 21 days

Princess Parakeet (Polytelis alexandrae)

• 4 – 7 eggs incubated for about 20 – 21 days

Quaker or Monk Parrot (Myiopsitta monachus)

• 4 – 8 eggs incubated for about 24 – 28 days

Red-capped Parakeet (Purpureicephalus spurius)

• 4 – 6 eggs incubated for about 20 days

Red-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezealandia)

• 3 – 9 eggs incubated for about 20 days

Regent Parakeet (Polytelis anthropeplus)

• 3 – 7 eggs incubated for about 22 – 23 days

Red Shining Parrots (Prosopeia tabuensis)

• (captive) 1 – 4 eggs / (nature): 2 to 3 eggs incubated for about 24 – 25 days

Red-winged Parakeet (Aprosmictus erythropterus)

• 3 – 6 eggs incubated for about 21 days

Short-tailed Parrots (Graydidascalus brachyurus)

• 3 – 4 eggs incubated for about 24 – 25 days

Sierra Parakeets (Bolborhynchus aymara)

• 4 – 6, but up to 10 eggs incubated for about 20 – 24 days

Superb Parakeet (Polytelis swainsonii)

• 4 – 6 eggs incubated for about 20 – 22 days

Swift Parakeet (Lathamus discolor)

• 2 – 5 eggs incubated for about 20 days

Thick-billed Parrots (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha)

• 1 – 2 eggs incubated for about 24 – 28 days

Twenty-Eight Parrots (Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus)

• 4 eggs incubated for about 20 – 21 days

Gaurav Dhir

Gaurav is an animal enthusiast. He lives in beautiful Ontario with his energetic family. As a part of his work at beautyofbirds.com, he has been working with ace parrot trainer, Cassie Malina to understand bird behavior and learn more about how he can train his feathered companions.