Choosing the right bird for your lifestyle is the most important step. Sure, everyone loves a cuddly cockatoo or a comical macaw, but can we appropriately care for one of these formidable, yet VERY demanding parrot species? Most don’t have the time nor the financial resources to do so. Big birds need LOTS of (often … Read more
The Blue-crowned Conure (Aratinga acuticaudata) is endemic to South America, where it has a large range. It is found in the central areas of South America, namely eastern Colombia, northern Venezuela, South-western Mato Grosso in Brazil, lowland Eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Buenos Aires and La Pampa in Argentina. They inhabit the more arid regions of … Read more
Status in the Wild / Distribution: The Sepik Lorikeets (Charmosyna josefinae sepikiana) are endangered in their natural habitat in the mountains of Sepik region, Western Highlands and Papua New Guinea. 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) … Read more
Meyer’s Parrot or Brown Parrot Reproduction both in their natural habitat and in captivity: Comprehensive information on this parrot species, including setting them up for breeding, incubation, and chick-rearing and nutritional requirements.
Other birds found on Tasmania Photos of birds found on Tasmania Listing of Parrots (Hookbills) found on the Australian island of Tasmania: Black Cockatoo / Yellow-tailed Blue Mountain / Swainsons Lories (Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus) Blue-winged Grass Parakeets or Blue-winged Parrots (Neophema chrysostoma) aka Blue-banded Parakeet or Blue-banded Grass-parakeet – Range: Tasmania, where they breed in … Read more
The White-crowned Pionus or White-crowned Parrots (pionus senilis) are endemic to western Panama to south-eastern Mexico in San Luis Potosi and southern Tamaulipas, mainly along Pacific slopes.
The Scaly-breasted Lorikeet, Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus, is an Australian lorikeet that is endemic to north-eastern Australia. This lorikeet is common in most timbered areas and can also be found on some offshore islands. They are generally confined to coastal plains and adjacent tablelands. Occasionally they are found along watercourses west of the Great Dividing Range. They … Read more
Red-bellied Parrots, also known as Red-bellied Conures or Abessinian Parrots (Poicephalus rufiventris) are endemic to East Africa, specifically Central Ethiopia, south to Pangani district north-eastern Tanzania. They are endangered in their natural habitat (CITES II); however, they are gaining in popularity in the pet trade. Poicephalus Parrots Description: The Red Bellied Parrot is similar in … Read more
Related Web Resources: Quaker Information … Quakers as Pets …. Quaker Colors / Mutations … Potential Health Problems …. Unites States Laws Regulating the Ownership and Sale of Quaker Parrots Quaker (Monk) Parrot Number of Eggs: 4-8 eggs Incubation: 24-28 days Compatibility with other species: Not Advised Feeding: Seed and Fruit Eaters Sexing: Surgical or DNA … Read more
The Chatham Parakeet (Cyanoramphus forbesi) – also known as the Forbes’ Parakeet or the Yellow-fronted Parakeet – is a rare and endangered parrot endemic to the Chatham Islands and Pitt Islands. Distribution and habitat The Chatham Parakeets are restricted to Little Mangere and Mangere Islands in the Chatham Island group, New Zealand. By 1930, it … Read more