The Jamaican Conures – also known as Olive-throated Parakeets or Dwarf Conures (Aratinga nana) – are found from Jamaica to the southern tip of Central America. The subspecies A. nana is native to Jamaica in the West Indies.
The Chattering Lory (Lorius garrulus garrulus) is endemic to the Halmahera and Weda Islands (part of the Maluku group of islands). This lory is endangered in its natural habitat due to habitat loss (Cites II). Sub-species: Description: They average 12″ (30cm) in length and weigh about 6.7 – 7.9 oz (~190 – 225 g). The … Read more
Parrots found in … Americas (New World) … Africa (and nearby islands) … New Zealand … Australia … Melanesia (islands north / northeast of Australia) … Asia (please scroll down) Alexandrine Parakeets aka Alexandrine Parrot, Alexandrian Parrot Bismarck’s Hanging Parrots (Loriculus tener aka Loriculus aurantiifrons tener / Loriculus stigmatus tener) Black-lored Parrots (Tanygnathus) Blossom-headed Parakeets … Read more
The Spix’s Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii) – also known as the Little Blue Macaw – is by far the rarest Macaw in the world with no known wild specimens remaining (IUCN, 2004). The Spix’s Macaw belongs to a group that is commonly referred to as the “Blue Macaws“, which includes the closely related Glaucous Macaws (Anodorhynchus … Read more
The Night Parrot (Geopsittacus occidentalis) is a small broad-tailed parrot that endemic to interior and northern Australia. The secretive night parrot is nocturnal (active at night, sleeps during the day), and terrestrial in nature (spends most of its time on the ground), taking to the air only when panicked or in search of water. Description … Read more
Please also refer to: African Greys (African Parrots) Diets … Budgies / Parakeets … Cockatiels / Lovebirds … Cockatoos … Eclectuses … Finches / Canaries … Macaw and Large Parrot Diets … Softbill / Lory Food The diet should consist of a small to medium-sized parrot mix I would look for preferably “organic” or at … Read more
The White-eyed Conure or White-eyed Parakeet (Aratinga leucophthalma) is native to northern South America – with a range that stretches from eastern Venezuela, Colombia and the Guianas in the north across Brazil to northern Argentina and Uruguay. Their habitats are forests, woodland areas, savannas and mangroves. The breeding season in Argentina stretches from November to … Read more
The Brown-throated Conures (Aratinga pertinax) – also known as the Brown-throated Parakeets or St. Thomas Conures, their natural habitats include subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
The term “mini-macaw” is derived from “miniature macaw” – which is principally used in aviculture to describe a group of smaller macaws that have a total body length of 20 inches (50 cm) or less.
Sula Hanging Parrots (Loriculus sclateri sclateri) are endemic to the islands of Sula (Taliabu, Mangole and Sanana) as well as Banggai in the Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes) – part of the Maluku island group in Indonesia, where they typically occur in primary and secondary subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests areas up to 450m … Read more