Pet Birds articles from Beauty of Birds: expert, ethical guidance on caring for and training pet birds.
The Malabar Parakeet (Psittacula columboides) - also known as the Blue-winged Parakeet - is native to India where it is still locally fairly common - though their numbers have decreased due to loss of habitat and trapping for the pet trade.
The Uvea Parakeets (Eunymphicus uvaeensis), also known as Ouvea Parakeets, was once considered conspecific (of, or belonging to, the same species) with the Horned Parakeet of Grande Terre, but they have now been split into two species.
The Caica Parrots or Hooded Parrots (Pionopsitta caica) are found in the subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest areas of north-eastern Brazil, French Guiana, Bolivar, Guyana, Suriname, and eastern Venezuela.
The Red-fronted Conures (Pyrrhura roseifrons) are known by a variety of names, specifically the Roseifrons Conure, Rose-headed Conure or Red-crowned Parakeet (leading to confusion with the New Zealand Red-crowned Parakeet.
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.
The Poicephalus Parrots eat a variety of seeds (including sprouted) as well as myriad fruit, plants, greens, blossoms, grain, nuts and even insects.
The Maroon-bellied conures are smaller birds with an approximate length of 9 - 10 inches (25 to 28cm). This conure is found in Southeastern Brazil through Northern Argentina.
The Maroon-tailed Conure averages 9.5 ins (24 cm) in length with a wing of 4.9 - 5.3 ins (125 - 135 mm). Its general plumage is green with small reddish-brown small stripes above the bill.
Cockatoos most commonly kept in aviculture or as pets:
The Red-vented Cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia, sometimes called the Philippine Cockatoo, is a cockatoo roughly the size and shape of the Goffin’s Cockatoo.