Austral or Chilean Conures

  Enicognathus Conure Info / Conures as Pets … Index of Conure Species … Photos of the Different Conure Species for Identification     The Austral Conure or Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) is one of only two species in the Enicognatus genus. These conures are found on the southern tip of South America and – … Read more

Red Shining Parrot

Kadavu Parrots or Crimson Shining Parrots

The colorful Crimson Shining Parrots (Prosopeia splendens) – also known as Crimson Musk Parrot or Kadavu Musk Parrot, are noisy and sociable parrot is usually seen in small flocks of up to a dozen birds that are mostly found in or near the forests on Kadavu and Ono.

Aru Red Sided Eclectus

The adult Aru Red Sided Eclectus Parrots is a large eclectus parrot, rivaling the Vosmaeri in size. The Aru Eclectus. reaches about 14.5 – 15 inches (37-38 cm centimeters) in length and weighs 430 – 540 gram.

Green-cheeked Conure (Pyrrhura molinae) - Turquoise mutation

Green-cheeked Conure Mutations

Several color mutations have occurred in captive populations: Related Web Resources: Green-cheeked Conure Information … Green-cheeked Conure Breeding

Patagonian conure, Cyanoliseus patagonus

Patagonian Conures aka Lesser Patagonian Conures

The Patagonian conure, Cyanoliseus patagonus, is a large conure found in the Patagonia region of south-central Argentina and Chile. This conure is also known as the “burrowing parrot,” due to its habit of nesting in holes in the ground. The Patagonian conure has exploded in popularity since the 1990s, leading to an increase in illegal … Read more

Cat and Cockatiel

Bird Behavior & Training

The Parrot’s Bill of Rights Building a Relationship with your Bird: Enriching your Bird’s Environment: Behavioral Problems: Living with Other Pets: Training your Parrot: The following information has been provided by Dr. Jill M. Patt, DVM practicing in Mesa, Arizona. Dr. Patt has been keeping and raising exotic birds for years, providing her a unique … Read more

Buffons

Buffon’s Macaws aka Great Green or Grand Military Macaws

The Great Green Macaws are also known as Buffon’s or Great Military Macaws (Ara ambiguus formerly ambigua). As is suggested by their common name, these large macaws are predominantly green – however, with some very attractive, bright plumage highlights. They were previously treated as subspecies (Ara military ambigua) of the smaller Military Macaws (Ara militaris) … Read more

Bird Harness Head Loop

    Other birds Videos Mexican Sheartail (   How to Trim Your Bird’s Wings       Hormonal Behavior Amazon Parrot   Kili Senegal Parrot   Funny video of a cockatoo yelling into a   How to keeping a wild baby bird alive   Tips to Harness Train a Parrot   African Grey “Gilmore” … Read more

Understanding Parrot Behavior

How Parrots Learn to Behave Training your Parrot Understanding and Guiding the Behavior of Parrots How Parrots Learn to Behave By Phoebe Greene Linden, SBBF, California andS.G. Friedman, Ph.D., Utah State University Published in Bird Talk, May 2003 – reproduced with permission  “Please, come look at our bird! He does the funniest things before he … Read more

Spix’s Macaws: Aviculture / Captive Breeding

Spix’s Macaws are energetic and noisy parrots with inquisitive and playful personalities. They can get aggressive, even outside the breeding season. Wild-caught are initially shy but usually get used to their caretakers quite quickly.