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African Grey Parrot
Alexandrine Parrot
Antipodes Green Parakeet
Barred Parakeet
Black headed Caique
Blossom headed Parrot
Blue crowned Hanging Parrot
Bronze winged Parrot
Cape Parrot
Derbyan Parrot
Eclectus - Non Australian
Hawk headed Parrot
Jardine's Parrot
Kakariki
Malabar Parrot
Masked Shining Parrot
Meyer's Parrot
Moluccan King Parrot
Moustached Parrot
Pacific Parrotlet
Plum headed Parrot
Quaker Parrot
Red bellied Parrot
Red Shining Parrot
Ringnecked Parrot
Senegal Parrot
Slaty headed Parrot
Thick billed Parrot
White bellied Caique
White crowned Parrot

. Parrots non-Australian

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Only parrots held by private aviculturists will be listed and for simplicity no hyphens have been used in the common names.

Asiatic parrots: Many species of Asiatic parrots are kept and bred in Australia: Alexandrine, Derbyan, Malabar, Moustached, Plum headed, Ringnecked, Blossom headed Parrot and Slaty headed parrots.

Exceptionally hardy birds.  A steel framed aviary with a fully covered roof is preferable.  They are usually heavy chewers on timbers & wire mesh.  Single pair per aviary is recommended.  Can be noisy and may annoy neighbours.
Diet = 2 parts grey sunflower, 1 part oats, 1 part small seed mix comprising 50% canary seed & 50% Panicum and millet.  Corn on the cob, some fruits and some vegetables.

Breeds August onwards.  Single brooded (one clutch per year).  3 - 4 eggs per clutch.  Incubation about 28 days.  Larger Asiatics  4 - 5 eggs, incubation about 21 days for smaller Asiatics.  Fledge 7 - 8 weeks.  Log or nest box is usually placed in a vertical position but may be on any angle up to 45degrees.  The log or nest-box can be left in the aviary all year round and hens may use it as a roosting place.  Sexed about 2.5 - 3 years.

Conures:  Refer to "Conures" web page. Jandaya, Nanday, and Sun are the most commonly held.  Sexually monomorphic i.e. difficult to determine sexes.  Can be very noisy especially when they get excited.  May upset neighbours with their noise.   Demand a lot of attention from their owners.  Destructive to timber.  Attractive birds with the Sun Conure probably the best coloured of the most popular conures.  Aggressive birds requiring one pair per aviary and needing double wiring between aviary walls.  Diet is fairly basic - seed mix, seeding grasses and some fruit and vegetables such as apple and corn on the cob.

Accept logs or nest boxes.  Lay 3 - 4 eggs per clutch.  Hen incubates for about 24 - 26 days.  Fledge in about 7 - 8 weeks.

The United States of America had only one native parrot, the Carolina Parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis.  Alas this bird is now extinct.

Australia and South America have been blessed with a wealth of parrots, Africa and Asia have a few, United States of America now has none, and the northern hemisphere very few.

General  Information:

Government Regulations & By-Laws: Refer to "Government Laws" web page.

Breeding:  Refer to the "Australian parrots" web page.  Similar information applies to most parrots.

Feeding / Diet:  Refer to "Feeding birds" web page and the "Australian parrots" web page.  Similar information applies to most parrots.

Housing:  Refer to "Housing birds" web page and the "Australian parrots" web page.  Similar information applies to most parrots.

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General References: Refer to references listed on " Book References " page.

Specific References:

  • Australian Aviculture
  • A/A Vol 60 No. 8 Aug 2006 Page 157-159 (Life with birds - J. McGrath).

  • A/A Vol 60 No. 4 Apr 2006 Page 69-71 (Advantages & disadvantages of Bird keeping in hot climates)
  • A/A Vol 59 No. 11 Nov 2005 Page 252-253 (Use of crop needles)
  • A/A Vol  59 No. 10 Oct 2005 Page 233-235 (The case for feeding Green foods - by Dr D. Madill).
  • A/A Vol  58 No. 8 Aug 2004 Page 182 (Book Review - Caiques - R. Low)
  • A/A Vol  53 No. 1 Jan 1999 Page 15-16 (Improving the quality of our birds lives)
  • A/A Vol  52 No. 5 May 1998 Page 97-98 (Suspended Cages)
  • A/A Vol  51 No. 11 Nov 1997 Page 243-250 (S. Gelis - Nutrition)
  • A/A Vol  50 No. 9 Sept 1996 Page 216-217 (Nest inspections)
  • A/A Vol  50 No  7 July 1996 Page 152-156 (Interview  P. Sperber)
  • A/A Vol  49 No. 7 July 1995 Page 153-160 (Planting aviaries for parrots & cockatoos)
  • A/A Vol  47 No. 4 Apr 1993 Page 49-50 (Spain) (Parrots in flocks)
  • A/A Vol  46 No. 8 Aug 1992 Page 181-187 (Bird feeding survey)
  • A/A Vol  45 No. 5 May 1991 Page 119-125 (Beginners mistakes)
  • A/A Vol  44 No. 9 Sept 1990 Page 232-233 (Loro Parque) (Amazona Parrots)
  • A/A Vol  44 No. 8 Aug 1990 Page 195-203 (R. Low) (Pesquet's parrot)
  • A/A Vol  44 No. 5 May 1990 Page 109-112 (Loro Parque)
  • A/A Vol  42 No. 6 Jun 1988 Page 137-144 (Parrot breeding USA)
  • A/A Vol  42 No. 4 Apr 1988 Page 87-92 (Colour mutations)
  • A/A Vol  33 No. 11 Nov 1979 Page 199-206 (Asiatic parrots)
  • A/A Vol  26 No. 1 Jan 1972 Page 13 (Nest box design)
  • A/A Vol  9 No 7 Jul 1955 Page 81 (Mixing psittacines).
  • A/A Vol  9 No 6 Jun 1955 Page 68-70 (Mixing psittacines).
  • A/A Vol  2 No 3 Mar 1948 Page 24-25 (Birds of yesteryear,  Still valid in 2005).
  • The Bulletin No 29, Apr 1945 Page 7 - 8 (Parakeet breeding results 1944/45).
  • The Bulletin No 29, Apr 1945 Page 2 (Adelaide Zoo).
  • The Bulletin No 28, Feb 1945 Page 6 - 8 (Adelaide Zoo).
  • The Bulletin No 26, Dec 1944 Page 6 - 8 (Experience teaches).
  • The Bulletin No 26, Dec 1944 Page 4 - 5 (The feeding of parrots).
  • The Bulletin No 20, Jun 1944 Page 5 - 7 (Food value of grass seeds).
  • The Bulletin No 20, Jun 1944 Page 2 - 3 (Cultivation of the abnormally coloured).
  • The Bulletin No 11, Aug 1943 Page 3 - 5 (Distribution of parrots).
  • The Bulletin No 10, July 1943 Page 7 - 8 (Catching birds).
  • The Bulletin No 4, Nov 1942 Page 2 (Feeding parrots).
  • Australian Birdkeeper
  • ABK Vol 18 Issue 12. Dec-Jan 2006 Page 741-745 (The social lives of wild parrots)
  • ABK Vol 18 Issue 12. Dec-Jan 2006 Page 733-737 (Enrichment for juvenile parrots)
  • ABK Vol 18 Issue 11. Oct-Nov 2005 Page 665-668 (Beaks for every purpose - R. Low)
  • ABK Vol 18 Issue 10. Aug-Sept 2005 Page 608-611 (Cracking the chemical code behind the red colours of parrots).
  • ABK Vol 18 Issue 9. Jun-Jul 2005 Page 554-557 (Echo or Mauritius Parakeet). 
  • ABK Vol 17 Issue 4.  Aug-Sept  2004  Page 214-218 (Parrots needs and intelligence - R. Low)
  • ABK Vol 17 Issue 1 Feb-Mar 2004 Page 14-18 (Parrot ownership).
  • ABK Vol 16 Issue 10 Aug-Sept 2003 Page 580-583 (Amazons in Aust.).
  • ABK Vol 16 Issue 8. Apr-May 2003  Page 458-461 (Fledging & Independence times)
  • ABK Vol 16 Issue 7 Feb-Mar 2003 Page 381-384
  • ABK Vol 16 Issue 7 Feb-Mar 2003 Page 402-404
  • ABK Vol 15 Issue 4. Aug-Sep  2002  Page 197-201
  • ABK Vol 15 Issue 4. Aug-Sep  2002  Page 220-222
  • ABK Vol 15 Issue 3. Jun-Jul  2002  Page 146-147
  • ABK Vol 11  Issue 6. Dec-Jan  1999  Page 267-270 (Caiques)
  • ABK Vol 10 Issue 9.  Jun-July 1997  Page 432-437
  • ABK Vol 10 Issue 8. Apr-May 1997  Page 383 (Weaning Cage)
  • ABK Vol  9 Issue 3. Jun-July 1996 Page 116-117 (Corn & thistles)
  • ABK Vol  9 Issue 2. Apr-May 1996 Page 62-65 (Hand raising)
  • ABK Vol  9 Issue 2. Apr-May 1996 Page 69-71 (Mutations, R. Low)
  • ABK Vol  9 Issue 2. Apr-May 1996 Page 86-87 (Nutrition)
  • ABK Vol  6 Issue 10. Aug-Sept 1993  Page 475-478 (Pygmy Parrot)
  • ABK Vol  6 Issue 8. Apr-May 1993 Page 373-377 (Plantscaping)
  • ABK Vol  6 Issue 8. Apr-May 1993 Page 382-383 (Echo Parakeet)
  • ABK Vol  5 Issue 6. Dec-Jan 1993 Page 290-296 (As pets)
  • ABK Vol  5 Issue 1. Feb-Mar 1992 Page 8-12 (Pesquet's Parrot)
  • ABK Vol  2 Issue 12. 1990 Page 478-483 (Suspended Cages)
  • ABK Vol  2 Issue 12. 1990 Page 496-498 (Green cheeked Amazon & Suspended Cages)
  • ABK Vol  2 Issue 11. 1989 Page 445-448 (Suspended cages)
  • ABK Vol  2 Issue 8. 1989 Page 292 (Suspended Cages)
  • ABK Vol  1  Issue 5. 1988 Page 146-148 (Lesser Vasa Parrot)
  • ABK Vol  1  Issue 4. 1988 Page 108-109 (Loro Parque - R. Low)
  • ABK Vol  1  Issue 4. 1988 Page 116-117 (Pionus Parrots)
  • ABK Vol  1  Issue 4. 1988 Page 120-121 (Parrot Nutrition)
  • ABK Vol  1  Issue 3. 1988 Page 38-40
  • ABK Vol  1  Issue 1. 1987 Page 7-10

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