Breeding Rosellas in Captivity / Aviculture

Rosellas Information … Index of Rosella Species … Photos of the Different Rosella Species for Identification Rosellas are easy to breed; and they are generally hardy. Provided they have been properly acclimatized, they can withstand colder temperatures. Some heat source may need to be provided when weather conditions are extraordinarily cold. A roosting box will … Read more

Celebes Hanging Parrots

Great Hanging Parrot aka Celebes Hanging-Parrot

This hanging parrot is known by myriad names, such as Great Hanging Parrots, Black-billed Hanging-Parrot, Maroon-rumped Hanging-Parrots and, finally, Large Sulawesi Hanging-Parrots. Mostly it’s called the Sulawesi or Celebes Hanging Parrot (Loriculus stigmatus). As this name suggests, this hanging parrot is endemic to Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes) – part of the Maluku island group, … Read more

Grooming Birds: Wing, Nail & Beak Trimming

Grooming your bird includes trimming its wings and nails, filing its beak, preening your bird and bathing your bird. Wing, nail and beak trimming are simple procedures. If you are inexperienced with how to perform them, then have your avian veterinarian show you the proper instruments needed and the correct method of trimming. Once you … Read more

Lunging Macaw

Resolving Behavioral Problems in Pet Birds

What are the problems that a parrot has in captivity? Dr. Pepperberg, researcher of parrot intelligence, explained it very well:  “Think of putting a four-year old child into a playpen, with maybe one or two toys, for 8 hours a day or longer.  You can imagine the anger and frustration that will accumulate over the … Read more

Dutchess Lorikeets

Duchess Lories

The Duchess Lorikeet (Charmosyna margarethae) is also known as Lori De Margaret, Lori De Marguerite, or Lori De Margarita. Range / Habitat: This lory is endemic to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, and plantations. This parrot is threatened by … Read more

Glaucous Macaw

Glaucous Macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus)

The Glaucous Macaws (Anodorhynchus glaucus) are large South American parrots that are generally considered extinct or on the verge of extinction, as the last reliable sightings date back to the 1960.

Golden-shouldered or Hooded Parrot

The range of the Golden-shouldered Parrot, Psephotus chrysopterygius, is limited to the southern Cape York Peninsula in Australia; while its sub-species, the Hooded Parrot, occupies the very north-eastern region of the Northern Territory.

Male Meyer's Parrot

Meyer’s Parrots as Pets

The Meyer’s Parrots or Brown Parrots (Poicephalus meyeri) have gained popularity as pets for a variety of reasons …. Meyer’s Parrot: Description, Sub-species and Natural Range … Breeding Meyer’s Parrots Suitability as Pets A well-socialized Meyer’s Parrot generally has a sweet personality – quite similar to that of the popular, and generally better known Senegal … Read more

Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius)

Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius)

The Australian Ringneck (Barnardius zonarius) is a parrot native to all mainland Australian states. Four sub-species have been identified. Side-by-side comparison of the Australian Ringneck Races. Mallee Ringnecks and Conclurry Parrots are found in arid eastern Northern Territory, north-western Queensland and inland eastern Australia. Port Lincoln and Twenty-eight Parrots are found central and western arid … Read more

Turquoisine parrot

Turquoise or Turquoisine Parrots (Pulchella)

The Turquoise Grass Parakeet (Neophema pulchella) was previously common throughout eastern Australia. However, nowadays, they are mainly found in northeastern New South Wales and north-eastern Victoria.  Description Turquoisines average 20 cm / 8 inches in length (from beak to tail). Males: The male Turquoise Parrot is a highly distinctive bird with bright green upperparts and … Read more