Shining Parrot Photo Gallery The Shining Parrots, Prosopeia, are endemic to the islands of Fiji, although one species, the Red Shining-parrot, has been introduced to Tonga. The three species are also sometimes known as musk parrots. Five distinct island races of this parrot species are found on Fiji. The most well known are the following … Read more
The Lilian’s Lovebird (Agapornis lilianae), also known as Nyasa Lovebird, is a small African parrot species of the lovebird genus. The Nyasa species is one of the least studied of all lovebird species. It is mainly green and has orange on its upper chest and head. Although it has been described as common in most … Read more
Parrotlet Information … Parrotlet Species … Parrotlet Photo Gallery Overview / Distribution … Alternate (Global) Names Description … Mutations … Calls Pet Potential … Training / Behavioral Guidance Breeding … Diet … Lifespan … Taxonomy The Pacific Parrotlets (Forpus coelestis) – also known as Celestial, Western, Lesson’s or Ridgway’s Parrotlets – occur naturally in … Read more
Grass Parakeet Species Information … Photo Gallery of Grasskeets … Parakeet Nutrition … Common Diseases of the Grasskeets The Rock Parrots or Rock Grass Parakeets (Neophema petrophila) are native to the shores and islands of southern Australia. One of the islands they are seen is Rottnest Island. They are found from Robe, South Australia … Read more
Ceram Lories aka Blue-eared Lories Lories and Lorikeets: Overview (Naming, Range and Description) … Listing of Species The Ceram Lories or Blue-eared Lories (Eos semilarvata) are also known as Ceram Lories, Half-masked Lories or Seram Lories. This endangered species is found in the mountains of Central Seram (formerly Ceram) (Maluku Province), in Indonesia. Please … Read more
Article by By Marcy Covaul, President, Pyrrhura Breeders Associationwww.birdcompanions.com Co-parenting is a term used to apply to some degree of joint rearing of chicks from hatch to weaning — depending on the situation, the temperament and setup of the parent birds, and the schedule of the person doing the co-parenting. It includes, but may not … Read more
The Slender-billed Conures aka Long-billed Conures are one of only two species in the Enicognatus genus. Although both birds in the genus are available in aviculture, neither is especially common in captivity.
Red-bellied Parrots, also known as Red-bellied Conures or Abessinian Parrots (Poicephalus rufiventris) are endemic to East Africa. They are endangered in their natural habitat (CITES II); however, they are gaining in popularity in the pet trade.
Varied Lorikeets aka Red-crowned Lorikeets (Psitteuteles versicolor) Lories and Lorikeets: Overview (Naming, Range and Description) The Varied Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor) is endemic to Northern Australia, with a distribution range across northern Australia from the Kimberleys to Cape York. They are fairly common in the west and central part of this range, but are growing … Read more
The Red Lory aka Moluccan Lory (Eos bornea bornea aka Eos rubra bornea) is endemic to the Ambon, Saparua, Buru, Seram, Goram, Seramlaut, Indonesia, Watubela and the Kai Islands (also known as Kei Islands) – found in the south-eastern part of the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. The Black-winged or the Blue-streaked Lories are also sometimes … Read more