The Field Guide

Pet Birds

Pet Birds articles from Beauty of Birds: expert, ethical guidance on caring for and training pet birds.

Two blue and gold macaws face to face, one holding a red berry in its beak

Brown-hooded Parrots

The Brown-hooded Parrots (Pionopsitta haematotis) are native to the southernmost areas of the Gulf of Mexico, Western Panama, and Western Ecuador. The Brown-hooded Parrots average 8 - 8.4 inches (21 cm) in length and weigh around 165 g.

Seychelles Parakeets

The Seychelles parakeet (Psittacula wardi) is now extinct, but occurred in the Indian ocean islands of the Seychelles group – specifically the islands of Mahé

Two blue and gold macaws face to face, one holding a red berry in its beak

Black-masked Lovebirds aka Masked Lovebirds (Eye-rings)

Masked Lovebirds aka Black-masked Lovebirds or Yellow-collared Lovebirds (Agapornis personatus) are small, stocky African parrots that are native to the inland plateaus of northern and central Tanzania in light brushwood and trees.

Golden Conures aka Queen of Bavaria’s Conures

The Golden Conures or Queen of Bavaria Conures (Guarouba guarouba - recently reclassified from Aratinga guarouba) are restricted to northeastern Brazil, south of the Amazon river, from the west bank of the Rio Tapajos, Para, and east to northwestern Maranhaao.

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