Nanday Conures or Black-hooded Parakeets

The Nanday Conure, Nandayus nenday, is a South American parrot that is sometimes grouped with the Aratinga (conure) genus, since they are able to interbreed (hybridize) and produce fertile young with such species as Jendays and Sun Conures. Conure Info / Conures as Pets … Index of Conure Species … Photos of the Different Conure … Read more

Congo African Grey

The Nature of African Grey Parrots

Published in Bird Talk, Nov. 1999(Copyrighted Material – Permission Granted by Dr. Friedman) by Bobbi Brinker and S. G. Friedman, Ph.D. (Please note that featured to the right is a book authored by Ms. Brinker. It is a wonderful resource for any african grey owner) Ask a room full of parrot owners to describe the … Read more

Long- or Slender-billed Corella or Slender-billed Cockatoo

The Long-billed Corella, Cacatua tenuirostris, is native to Australia. Specifically they can be found in the wild around western Victoria and southern New South Wales. Feral populations have also sprung up in Sydney and Perth from the release of unwanted birds. This has serious implications in Western Australia where they may hybridize with the endangered … Read more

Male Eclectus

Nutrition for Good Health: Eclectus Diet

Eclectuses have unusually long digestive tracts and require large amounts of fiber, fruits and vegetables in their diet to remain healthy. This need has to be met. They are far more likely than other parrots to suffer from nutritional deficiencies, since many people ignore their special dietary needs. On the other hand, their long digestive … Read more

Red-rumped Lorikeets or Red-spotted Lorikeets

The Red-rumped Lorikeet or Red-spotted Lorikeet (Charmosyna / Hypocharmosyna rubronotata rubronotata) is considered endangered (CITES II) in its natural habitat in North-western New Guinea, Salawati Island in Indonesia. Sub-species Lories as Pets or in Aviculture Due to their endangered status, any suitable specimen that cannot be released back into their natural habitat (native range) should … Read more

Cuban Parrot (Amazona leucocephala) eating

Caribbean Amazon Parrot / Cuban Amazon

The Caribbean Amazon Parrots or Cuban Amazon Parrots (Amazona leucocephala leucocephala) originate from Cuba (94 miles (151 km south of Florida, USA), hence its name. In Cuba, it is referred to as “Loro o Cotorra de Cuba.”

Conure Bleeding Syndrome

The Conure Bleeding Syndrome (CBS) has been reported in several conure species, including (but not limited to) the Blue-crowned Conures, Nandays, Peach-fronted Conures, Orange-fronted Conures, Sun Conures and Patagonian conures.

Species of Pionus – Red-backed Parrots

Pionus Information Page … Photo Gallery Index of Species Blue-headed Pionus Bronze-winged Pionus Columbian Sordid Parrot Coral-billed Pionus aka Coral-billed Parrot aka Red-billed Pionus Dusky Pionus Ecuadorian Sordid Parrots Grey-headed Pionus Lesser Bronze Winged Parrot aka Lesser Bronze Winged Pionus Maximilian’s aka Scaly-headed Pionus or Scaly Headed Parrot, Scaly Face Pionus Paler Blue Headed Parrot … Read more