Goffin’s Cockatoo – Profile & Care Guide
Common name Goffin’s cockatoo, Tanimbar corella Scientific name Cacatua goffiniana Length 27 – 33 cm Lifespan 40 years Weight 250 – 325 grams Origin Indonesia Noise level Moderate to rather…
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Budgie (Budgerigar) – Profile & Care Guide
Common name Budgie, budgerigar Scientific name Melopsittacus undulatus Length 18-20 cm (7-7.8 in) Weight 22-32 gr (0.8-1.1 oz) Lifespan 6-18 years Origin Central-Southern Australia Noise level Quiet warbling to sharp…
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Senegal Parrot – Profile & Care Guide
Common name Senegal Parrot Latin name Poicephalus senegalus Length 23 cm/9 inches Weight 120-150 grams Life Span 25-30 years Origin Savanna woodlands and forests of West Africa (Senegal, Gambia and…
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Blue-Throated Conure Profile & Care Guide
Common name Blue Throated Conure, Ochre-Marked Parakeet Latin name Pyrrhura cruentata Length 30cm/11.8 inches Weight 90 grams Life Span 15 – 25 years Origin Eastern Brazil, from southern Bahia south…
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Kakariki Profile & Care Guide – Parrot Essentials
Common name Kakariki, kākāriki, New Zealand parakeet Latin name Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae (Red-fronted Kakariki), Cyanoramphus auriceps (Yellow-fronted Kakariki), Cyanoramphus malherbi (Orange-fronted Kakariki) Length 25-28 cm (10-13 in) Weight 50-65 gr (2.3…
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Timneh African Grey – Profile & Care Guide
Common name Timneh African Grey, TAG Scientific name Psittacus timneh Length 30.5 cm/12 inches Weight 237-275 grams Lifespan 40 years or more Range Western parts of the upper Guinea forests…
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Blue-Fronted Amazon – Profile & Care Guide
Common name Blue-fronted Amazon, turqoise-fronted Amazon Scientific name Amazona aestiva Length 36 cm/14.5″ Weight 400 – 500 grams Lifespan up to 50 years Range Southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Northern…
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Congo African Grey Parrot Care Guide
Common name Congo African Grey Parrot Latin name Psittacus erithacus Length 33 cm/13 inches Weight 400-600 gram Lifespan 50+ years Origin Central Africa, Tanzania, Western Kenya Noise level Medium CONGO…
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Green Winged Macaw – Profile & Care Guide
Common name Green Winged Macaw Latin name Ara chloropterus (sometimes Ara chloroptera) Length 95 cm / 37 inches Weight 1100 – 1300 grams Lifespan Up to 60 years Origin Northern…
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Parrotlet – Profile & Care Guide
Common name Parrotlet Latin name Comprises several genera, namely Forpus, Nannopsittaca, and Touit Length 8 – 14cm / 3 – 5.5 inches Weight 18-28 grams Lifespan 10 – 20 years Origin Central and…
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