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DO YOUR RESEARCH

MAKE SURE TO RESEARCH ANY TYPE OF BIRD OR PARROT BEFORE YOU MAKE THE COMMITMENT TO KEEPING ONE AS A PET.ALL BIRDS ARE DIFFERENT AND THEREFOR NEED TO BE LOOKED AFTER DIFFERENTLY. WE HAVE POSTED UP SOME HELPFUL WEBSITES TO HELP YOU FIND AS MUCH INFORMATION ON THE BIRD OR PARROT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN.

 

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<>PARROT SPECIES COMPARISON CHART

 

Parrot Species Noise Level Talking Cuddliness Avg.Life Avg.Size
African Grey Moderate Great Good 60 9 – 14”
Amazons: - - - - -
----Blue Front Loud Great Good 50 15”
----Dbl yellow-head Vocal Great Good 50 14”
----Lilac-crowned Loud Good Good 50 12”
----Red-lored Loud Great Good 50 13”
----Spectacled Loud Good Good 50 12”
----Yellow Naped Loud Great Good 50 15”
Brown Headed Low Fair Good 23 9”
Budgie Low Great (Male) Good 8 7 -10”
Caique Moderate Poor Great 30 9.5”
Cape / Un-CapeModerate Good Great 40 13”
Cockatiels Moderate Fair (Male) Great 20 13”
Cockatoos Loud Fair Great 80 12 - 18”
Conures: - - - - -
----Blue Crown Vocal Great Good 25 16”
----Dusky Fair Poor Good 20 11”
----Half Moon Low Fair Good 15 9.5”
----Jenday Loud Poor Good 21 12”
----Sun Loud Poor Good 22 12”
----Gold Cap Fair Poor Good 23 11”
----Nanday Loud Fair Good 25 14”
----Green Cheeked Low Fair Good 15 10”
----Peach Front Low Fair Good 15 10”
----Orange Front Vocal Fair Good 15 9”
Eclectus Loud Good Fair 45 12 – 14”
Hawk-headed Moderate Fair Fair 30 12”
Jardine's Moderate Fair Fair 30 12”
Lorikeets: - - - - -
----Black-capped Loud Fair Fair 20 12”
----Blue Streaked Loud Fair Fair 20 11”
----Chattering Loud Fair/Good Fair 20 12”
----Green Naped Loud Fair Fair 20 10”
----Rainbow Loud Fair/Good Fair 20 10”
Lovebirds Moderate Poor Good 12 6”
Macaws: - - - - -
----Blue and Gold Loud Great Fair 80 34”
----Catalina Loud Great Fair 80 34”
----Green-winged Loud Great Fair 80 34”
----Harlequin Loud Great Fair 80 34”
----Hyacinth Loud Good Good 80 39”
----Military Moderate Good Good 80 27”
----Scarlet Loud Great Fair 80 34”
Mini Macaws: - - - - -
----Hahn’s Moderate Good Fair 40 12”
----Illeger's Moderate Good Fair 45 16-17”
----Noble Moderate Good Fair 40 14”
----Severe Vocal Good Good 40 19”
----Yellow-Collared Loud Great Fair 40 17”
Meyer's Low Fair Good 28 9”
Parakeets: - - - - -
Alexandrine/Ringneck Loud Very Good Fair 28 23”
----Bourke’s Low Poor Good 12 8”
----Derbyan Loud Great Poor 18 20”
----Lineolated Low good Good 12 6”
----Mustached Moderate Fair Fair 18 12”
----Plum Headed Moderate Good Poor 18 13”
Parrotlets: - - - - -
----Green Rumped Low Fair Fair 20 5”
----Pacific Low Fair Fair 20 5”
----Mexican Low Fair Fair 20 5”
Pionus: - - - - -
----Blue Headed Moderate Poor Fair 40 12”
----Bronze Winged Moderate Fair Poor 40 11”
----Dusky Headed Moderate Poor Poor 40 10”
----Maximilian Moderate Poor Fair 40 12”
----White Capped Moderate Fair Poor 40 9”
Quaker Moderate Good Fair 30 13”
Red-Bellied Low Good Good 23 9”
Senegal Low Good Good 23 9”

 

 

WEBSITE LINKS WITH INFO ON YOUR BIRDS DIET, HOUSING, PERSONALITY & MORE 

 COCKATIELS

  • http://www.cockatielcottage.net/
  • http://www.letstalkbirds.com/cockatiels.htm
  • http://www.avianweb.com/cockatielinfo.htm

    •  CONURES

  • http://www.avianweb.com/conureinfo.html
  • http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/conures/ConuresProfile.htm
  • http://www.concentric.net/~Conure/conures.shtml

    •  BUDGIES

  • http://www.avianweb.com/budgieinfo.htm
  • http://www.budgieplace.com/
  • http://www.letstalkbirds.com/budgie.htm

    •  LOVEBIRDS

  • http://www.avianweb.com/lovebirdinfo.htm
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovebird
  • http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/lovebirds/LovebirdProfile.htm

    •  QUAKERS

  • http://www.avianweb.com/quakerinfo.html
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk_Parakeet
  • http://birds.about.com/od/breedsofbirds/p/quakerparrots.htm

    •  SENEGALS

  • http://www.avianweb.com/senegalparrots.html#reichenow
  • http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/poicephalus/senegal.php
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_Parrot

    •  INDIAN RINGNECKS

  • http://www.avianweb.com/abyssinianringneck.html
  • http://www.indianringneck.com/
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose-ringed_Parakeet

    •  ZEBRA FINCHES

  • http://www.avianweb.com/zebrafinch.html
  • http://zebrafinch.info/basics/
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra_Finch 

    • SOCIETY FINCHES

  • http://www.avianweb.com/societyfinches.html
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_finch
  • http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/finches/SocietyFinch.php

    •  CONURES

  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conure
  • http://animal-world.com/encyclo/birds/conures/ConuresProfile.htm
  • http://www.concentric.net/~Conure/conures.shtml

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    RECOMMENDED CAGE SIZES AND BAR SPACING

    Species Minimum Cage
    Size    		Bar Spacing
    Finches 18"x30"x18"1/4" to 1/2"
    Canaries 18"x24" x18"1/4" to 1/2"
    Budgies 18"x18"x24"1/2"
    Cockatiels 20"x20"x24"1/2" to 5/8"
    Lovebirds
    Parrotlets    		24"x24"x241/2"
    Ringneck Parakeets24"x24"x36"1/2" to 5/8"
    Conures
    Poicephalus    		24"x24"x24" 5/8" to 3/4"
    Caiques
    Pionus
    Jardine's     		24"x24"x36"5/8" to 3/4"
    Amazons
    Mini Macaws
    Goffin's Cockatoos
    African Greys    		24"x36"x48"3/4" to 1"
    Large Cockatoos36"x48"x48"1" to 1.5"
    Large Macaws36"x48"x60"1" to 1.5"
    Doves and Pigeons24''X24''X24''1/2" to 5/8"