Articles about Parakeets, Budgies, Conures from the Beauty of Birds archive of expert pet bird care and training guides.
The Slender-billed Conures aka Long-billed Conures are one of only two species in the Enicognatus genus. Although both birds in the genus are available in aviculture, neither is especially common in captivity.
The Pearly Conure or Pearly Parakeet (Pyrrhura lepida) is a Brazilian endemic whose natural range are the subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests in Cumã Bay, Maranhão west to Belém and Rio Capim, Pará in Brazil.is
The Malabar Parakeet (Psittacula columboides) - also known as the Blue-winged Parakeet - is native to India where it is still locally fairly common - though their numbers have decreased due to loss of habitat and trapping for the pet trade.
The Uvea Parakeets (Eunymphicus uvaeensis), also known as Ouvea Parakeets, was once considered conspecific (of, or belonging to, the same species) with the Horned Parakeet of Grande Terre, but they have now been split into two species.
The Red-fronted Conures (Pyrrhura roseifrons) are known by a variety of names, specifically the Roseifrons Conure, Rose-headed Conure or Red-crowned Parakeet (leading to confusion with the New Zealand Red-crowned Parakeet.
The Maroon-bellied conures are smaller birds with an approximate length of 9 - 10 inches (25 to 28cm). This conure is found in Southeastern Brazil through Northern Argentina.
The Maroon-tailed Conure averages 9.5 ins (24 cm) in length with a wing of 4.9 - 5.3 ins (125 - 135 mm). Its general plumage is green with small reddish-brown small stripes above the bill.
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The Red-rumped Parrot, Psephotus haematonotus, is common in south-eastern Australia, particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin. There were also sightings