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Abyssinian Lovebird

Abyssinian Lovebird Characteristics Length: 15-16.5 cm (about 6 – 6 1/2 inches). Green with a red forehead and a red eye ring. Eyes brown, beak red, legs gray. The female lacks the red coloring on the head. Sometimes the small underwing coverts are greenish or brownish-black in color; in the male they are always black. [...]

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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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African Silverbill

African Silverbill or Warbling Silverbill Characteristics Although most pet owners are content to observe their birds, with patience and perseverance it is possible to finger tame them. They can be messy eaters and it is wise to place their cage in an area that can be easily cleaned up. These are perching and songbirds. Housing [...]

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Alexandrine Parrakeet

Alexandrine Parrakeet Characteristics Length: 45-50 cm (about 18-20 inches). Green. Clearly visible black collar; back of the neck pink. Innermost tail feathers bluish-green with yellow-white tips. Eyes gray encircled with red, beak deep red, legs grayish-brown. The females is very similar; however, she lacks the black neck ring. Very intelligent birds. Providing they have a [...]

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Amboina King Parrakeet

Amboina King Parrakeet Characteristics Length: 36 cm (about 14 inches). Head, neck, and underparts red; wings green, rump blue. Upper mandible red with a black tip; lower mandible black. The female has a smaller head and beak, and the edges of the smaller wing feathers are red. The young have green backs and white eye [...]

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Angola Cordon

Angola Cordon Bleu Characteristics Although most pet owners are content to observe their birds, with patience and perseverance it is possible to finger tame them. They can be messy eaters and it is wise to place their cage in an area that can be easily cleaned up. These are perching and songbirds. Housing Finch, canary, [...]

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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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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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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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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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