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| African GreyAfrican grey parrots have the reputation as being the best talkers of the parrot kingdom. They have an uncanny ability to not only mimic speech, but mimic it in a voice that sounds quite human. They also imitate sounds with incredible accuracy, from dripping faucets to construction equipment. Be careful about uttering any words you don't want your bird to learn, since they seem to have a knack for learning just what you don't want them to learn! |
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| Amazon ParrotsAmazon parrots comprise many parrots that range in size from the small spectacled (white-fronted) amazon to the quite sizable double yellow-headed and mealy amazons. They are more challenging pets and many species are more appropriate for people experienced with handling parrots. |
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| Budgerigar (Parakeets)Colorful, attractive, and lively are just some of the great attributes of the Parakeet or Budgerigar. With their warm and inquisitive personalities, they make a great pet for both the beginner or an experienced bird keeper. They are quite hardy, inexpensive, and easy to care for. Not only does the Parakeet or Budgerigar make a super pet, but is also available in over 100 color forms! |
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| CanariesOrigin: The Canary Islands. These islands were named by the Romans, after the packs of wild dogs which roamed them. The birds were named after the islands centuries later, not the other way around, as many believe. |
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| Christmas 2010These are pictures of club members with their birds taken at Christmas 2010. |
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| CockatielsCockatiels are very affectionate birds that will often learn tricks to delight their owners. They can mimic speech and sounds, but their voice is very high-pitched so it can be hard to hear the words. However, their whistling ability is well known, and many tiels can be taught whole songs with practice. Their gentle, sweet nature makes them ideal birds for young children (although generally pet birds are not a good idea for children under age 6 in most cases). |
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| CockatooCockatoos love to show off and make comical displays with outspread wings, head bobbing, dancing and loud calls. They are very active and curious about their environment. Happy cockatoos spend most of their waking time performing, or examining and manipulating their toys and other cage objects. A single cockatoo will thrive as a your pet if you devote time and attention to it, playing with it and sharing affections on a regular daily basis. However, two pet cockatoos are ideal if you are not able to devote so much time and attention as the bird will demand. Two will help to prevent bad habits from developing by a bored bird, such as screeching and feather plucking. |
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| ConuresConures are often called the clowns of the parrot world due to their constant attention seeking behavior including hanging upside-down and swaying back and forth or "dancing." Conures are lightly built with long tails and small (but strong) beaks. Conure beaks always have a small cere and are usually horn-colored or black. |
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| Eclectus ParrotsThe name Eclectus is derived from the word eclectic because of the sexually dimorphic coloration of the male and female. The males are varying shades of green depending upon their subspecies, and have brilliant red splashes of color on their wing bends and sides. From the age of about one year, they have a striking candy corn beak. The females are varying shades of red, blue, lavender, and purple. The females of the Vosmaeri subspecies have an additional daisy yellow color on the tail. All adult females have jet black beaks. Because of the pronunciation of the word eclectic, many people pronounce the name of the Eclectus parrot "e-cleck-tus." |
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| FinchesThe "classical" true finches range in size from the Andean Siskin (Carduelis spinescens) at 9.5 cm (3.8 in) and 8.4 g (0.3 oz) to the Collared Grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis) with its nearly 23 cm (9 in) and 80 g (3 oz). They typically have strong, stubby beaks, which in some species can be quite large; however, Hawaiian honeycreepers are famous for the wide range of bill shapes and sizes brought about by adaptive radiation. All true finches have 12 remiges and 9 primary rectrices. The basic plumage colour is brownish, sometimes greenish; many have considerable amounts of black, while white plumage is generally absent except as wing-bars or other signalling marks. Bright yellow and red carotenoid pigments are commonplace in this family, and thus blue structural colours are rather rare, as the yellow pigments turn the blue color into green. Many, but by no means all true finches have strong sexual dichromatism, the females typically lacking the bright carotenoid markings of males |
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| LovebirdsAfrican lovebirds are small parrots that can make delightful pets when hand-fed. The most commonly seen lovebirds in aviculture are the peachfaced, masked, and fischer's lovebirds. It should be noted that these are distinct species and should not be housed together and especially not bred together. They can be very aggressive toward each other if species are mixed. |
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| MacawNot only are macaws very smart and inquisitive, they are also very playful and lively. They need alot of attention and toys to keep them busy. They adapt well to captivity, adjusting easily to their cage or aviary. A young macaw will tame quickly and bond to its keepers. Macaws make excellent pets but are very loud. Though not the greatest talkers they love socialization and may soon begin to mimic the sounds of their keepers' voice as well as many other sounds in its environment. They are very outgoing, highly intelligent, and quick to pick up on tricks.
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| ParrotletThese diminutive parrots often have a feisty, courageous nature that belies their tiny size. The beak is quite large in proportion to the body. Many people refer to them as "amazons in pint-sized bodies" because of their often fearless nature. The most popular pet species are the Pacific, Mexican, and green-rumped species. Other species are rare or best left in breeding programs. Many claim that the green rumps are the most gentle of the various species, although all three species can make nice pets if hand-fed and properly socialized. |
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| PionusPionus is a genus of medium-sized parrots native to Mexico, and Central and South America. Characteristic of the genus are the chunky body, bare eye ring (which can vary in color), and short square tail. They are superficially similar to Amazon parrots, but smaller and in flight their wing-strokes are far deeper. Coloration is generally subdued yet complex; under bright lighting, their feathers shimmer with iridescent brilliance. All species share bright red undertail coverts; the scientific name of one species, the Blue-headed Parrot (P. menstruus), refers to this. Males and females are similar, with no notable sexual dimorphism. |
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| PoicephalusThe Poicephalus Parrots are all native to Africa. This group is characterized by colorful plumage, playful personalities, and relatively quiet voices. They can be quite talented mimics and some individuals have quite large vocabularies. |
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| Quaker ParrotA medium size bird of 11-12 inches in length, the Quaker originates from southeastern Brazil and Argentina. The nominate race is the most commonly available subspecies, although color mutations are currently being bred by several aviculturists in and outside of the United States. Quakers are distinguishable in the world of psitticines as the only species which builds communal nests. They create very complex and fascinating structures made entirely from twigs, branches, straw, leaves and any other nesting material they may find suitable. In the wild, entire colonies of Quakers create a main nest structure, and each pair of Quakers "add on" to that structure, building separate chambers very much like apartment buildings that contain several apartments. Each chamber usually consists of three separate areas, with each area having a pre-designated purpose. One area is used for the laying and incubating of eggs, another as the living quarters for hatched chicks, and the third as a "look-out" point for the parents to guard the nest. |
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| User galleriesThis category contains albums that belong to Coppermine users. |
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| Vasa ParrotThe vasa parrots (Coracopsis) are two species of parrot which are endemic to Madagascar and other islands in the western Indian Ocean. They are notable in the parrot world for their peculiar appearance, which includes extremely truncated bodies with long necks, black to grey feathers and a pink beak. The skin of both female and male Vasas turns yellow during the breeding season, and there is often feather loss. However in females the feather loss can result in complete baldness. Another interesting feature of the females breeding physiology is when her feathers, which are usually black to grey, turn brown without a moult. This is caused by the redistribution of melanin, which is the pigment that makes the Vasas' feathers black.
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