Parrots

African Gray Parrot

African Gray Parrot  Characteristics Length: 36 cm (about 14 inches). Dove gray with a white-grayish, naked face. Red tail and under coverts. Eyes yellow, beak black, legs dark gray. Head, beak, and body of female smaller; underside whitish-gray. Iris of male round; the female’s elliptical. Iris of young black, changing to gray after a few [...]

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Banksian or Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo

Banksian or Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo  Characteristics Length: 60 cm (about 24 inches). Deep black with red tail patch. Female’s tail barred with orange and yellow. yellow on head and underparts. Eyes brown, beak dark gray, legs brownish-gray. They are rare in aviculture, although quite popular in Australia, and are known to live for many years [...]

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Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot

Blue Fronted Amazon Parrot  Characteristics Length: 36-38 cm (about 14-15 inches). Green. Bluish forehead, yellow throat, cheeks and crown. Red or yellow bend of wing. Wing coverts red. Eyes orange, beak blackish, legs gray. The heads of the young are a diluted green, blue, and yellow. The bend of wing (actually the upperwing edge) is [...]

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Celestial or Pacific Parrotlet

Celestial or Pacific Parrotlet  Characteristics Length: 12 cm (about 4 3/4 inches). Green. Quite a lot of blue in the wings. Rump also blue. A narrow blue band runs along the back of the head. Eyes brown, beak grayish-white, the legs pinkish. The female lacks the blue in the wings, but has a blue rump [...]

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Duivenbode’s Lory

Duivenbode’s Lory  Characteristics Length: 29 cm (about 11 inches). Extremely colorful. Dark brown with a golden sheen. Orange and yellow on forehead, throat, bend of wing, underwing coverts and thighs. Blue-violet rump. The yellow markings on the outer tail feathers are often missing in females. Eyes reddish, beak black, legs dark gray. Social Behavior Prefers [...]

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Green Cheeked Amazon Parrot or Mexican Red Headed Parrot

Green Cheeked Amazon Parrot or Mexican Red Headed Parrot Characteristics Length: 33 cm (about 13 inches). Green. Feathers with black edges. Red forehead. Blue crown and blue around the ear coverts. Red wing coverts; primaries with blue tips. Green tail with yellow tip. Eyes yellow, beak pale yellow, legs green-gray. Young birds have a red [...]

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Meyers Parrot

Meyer’s Parrot  Characteristics Length: 22 cm (about 8 3/4 inches). Grayish-brown with yellow on crown, bend of wing, underwing and thighs. Breast, belly and undertail coverts greenish-blue. Rump and uppertail coverts green. Eyes orange-red, beak and legs grayish black. Social Behavior Prefers to be kept in pairs or colonies. Usually very shy, especially older birds. [...]

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Banded, Pink Breasted, or Mustache Parakeet

Banded, Pink Breasted, or Mustache Parakeet Characteristics Length: 37 cm (about 14 4/5 inches). Bright blue-gray head and black collar line. Cheeks outlined in black. Dark forehead, red collar, green back, green underside, and red breast. Tail blue with green seams; green wings. Bright yellow shoulder markings. Yellow iris; upper mandible blackish-red, lower mandible black. [...]

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Australian King Parakeet

Australian King Parakeet Characteristics Length: 35-40 cm (about 14-16 inches). The male has red on throat, head and underside. The rump is blue, continuing to the uppermost tail feathers; balance of tail is dark brown, greenish-black on top. Wings and back are a dark grass-green; brown eyes with yellow irises; pinkish-red beak, edged in black; [...]

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Barnard’s Parrakeet or Mallee Ringneck Parrot

Barnard’s Parrakeet or Mallee Ringneck Parrot  Characteristics Length: 32-34 cm (about 12-14 inches). Blue-green; green dominates. Darker on breast, more yellowish on division of breast and belly. Dark green on back, green on rump; upper tail coverts are edged in blue. Heavy brownish forehead; yellow neck ring. Wing curve blue; underneath the tail green-blue. Bluish-green [...]

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