Feral Quaker (Monk) Parrots
The Monk or Quaker Parakeet has established feral colonies around the United States, where they are most common in southern Florida and southeastern Texas.
Pet Birds
White-fronted or Spectacled Amazon Parrots (Amazona albifrons albifrons)
The White-fronted Amazon or Spectacled Amazon Parrot (Amazona albifrons albifrons) is the most abundant of the Amazon Parrots. Distribution They are native to Southern Mexico and Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and Nicaragua), where they frequent dry areas with trees, cactus and thornbush savannah, as well as rain forest areas from sea level to … Read more
Queensland Eclectus Parrot, aka Australian Red-sided Eclectus or Macgillivray Eclectus
The distribution of the Queensland Eclectus Parrots aka Australian Red-sided Eclectus (Eclectus roratus macgillivraryi) is limited to the Cape York Peninsula of Australia. This species is not common and unknown in the United States or Europe. Description: The mature Queensland Eclectus Parrots aka Australian Red-sided Eclectus are the largest subspecies of Eclectus Parrot, averaging 15.75 … Read more
Shaping New Behaviors
By S.G. Friedman, Ph.D., Utah State University A behavior can’t be reinforced until it occurs, which could present a problem when one needs to teach a new behavior to a parrot. Waiting for the behavior to occur by happenstance and capturing it with reinforcement might be an option but some behaviors occur too infrequently or … Read more
Scaley-naped Amazon Parrot or Mercenary Amazon
The Scaly-naped Amazon (Amazona mercenaria mercenaria) is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela; where it inhabits subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Sub-species: Description: The Scaly-naped Amazon parrot averages 13.5 ins (34 cm) in length. The plumage is generally green. The forehead, cheeks, upper and … Read more
Sun Conures or Sun Parakeets
The Sun Conure, also known as Sun Parakeet (Aratinga solstitialis) is a parrot that is native to the north-eastern coastal forests of South America, specifically northeastern Brazil and Guyana. They were thought to occur in eastern Venezuela, French Guiana; Suriname. Their current status in these areas is unknown. Within its natural range, this species is … Read more
Blue-throated Conures / Red-rumped Conures
Blue-throated Conures (Pyrrhura cruentata) are also known as Blue-chested or Blue-throated Parakeet , or Blue-chested or Red-rumped Conures. These conures originate from tpge Atlantic rainforest in eastern Brazil. Habitat destruction and fragmentation have resulted in a massive decline in their numbers. Small flocks can be found in isolated areas of remaining forests and the few … Read more
Maximilian’s Pionus aka Scaly-headed Pionus or Scaly Headed Parrot
The Maximilian’s Pionus (Pionus maximiliani) – also often referred to as Scaly-headed Parrot – is indigenous to Central-eastern South America. They nest in tree cavities and feed in the tree canopies.
Yellow-faced Parrotlets (Forpus xanthops)
The Yellow-faced Parrotlet (Forpus xanthops) is endemic to dry woodland, riparian thickets and scrub in the Marañón Valley in north-western Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping for the wild bird trade. The trapping caused a rapid population decline in the 1980s, but following a ban, the numbers appear to have stabilized. Still, … Read more
Golden-plumed Conure aka Branicki’s Conure
The Golden-plumed Conure / Parakeet aka Branicki’s Conure (Leptosittaca branickii) is a small Andean conure that is endemic to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and plantations. Ths conure is threatened by habitat loss in its natural habitat and is not found … Read more