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

Banded Lories

  Lories and Lorikeets: Overview (Naming, Range and   The Banded Lory (Pseudeos fuscata or Pseudeos fuscatais) from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea – is more commonly known as Dusky Lory. Please visit the Dusky Lory’s Species page for more information and photos.   Please Note: The articles or images on this page are the … Read more

Dusky-headed parakeet

Lesser Vasa Parrots

The Lesser Vasa Parrot or Black Parrot (Coracopsis nigra) is one of two species of vasa parrots, the other being the Greater Vasa Parrot (C. vasa). The race C. n. barklyi, of The Seychelles, is sometimes split as a separate species, the Seychelles Black Parrot.  Vasas as Pets  Breeding the Vasa Parrot  Distribution / Habitat: … Read more

Duybenbody's Lory

Duyvenbode’s Lories aka Brown Lories

The Duyvenbode’s Lory or Brown Lory (Chalcopsitta duyvenbodei) is endangered in its natural habitats in the north-western New Guinea, Western New Guinea, East Aitape Area, and the territory of New Guinea. They are reported to congregate in flocks on flowering trees with other species and are seen most often flying in pairs or groups of … Read more