Trichoglossus haematodus – Coconut Lorikeet Photo: Benjamint444 [GFDL 1.2 (http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.2.html)], via Wikimedia Commons Coconut Lorikeet – Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) – is a very colorful medium-sized parrot widespread in a large geographical range. They …
Trichoglossus moluccanus – Rainbow Lorikeet Rainbow Lorikeet – Trichoglossus moluccanus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) – is a very colorful medium-sized parrot widespread native to Australia and Tasmania. Rainbow Lorikeet was previously …
Psittacus timneh – Timneh Parrot The Timneh Parrot – Psittacus timneh (Fraser, 1844) – is not as common as a pet as the larger Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus). Both are exceptional good talkers – they can learn to …
Psittacus erithacus – Grey Parrot The Grey Parrot – Psittacus erithacus (Linnaeus, 1758) – is a medium sized African parrot with an overall grey plumage. It is also known in aviculture as also called African Grey Parrot or just African …
Pyrrhura devillei – Blaze-winged Parakeet Photo: Copyright © by Sergio Gregorio via Instagram @sergiogregoriophoto Blaze-winged Parakeet – Pyrrhura devillei (Massena & Souancé, 1854) – is a small mostly green parakeet native to Paraguay and Brazil. They …
Pyrrhura frontalis – Maroon-bellied Parakeet Maroon-bellied Parakeet (Pyrrhura frontalis) was first described in 1818 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot; after which it is named Conure de Vieillot in French. In aviculture it …
Melopsittacus undulatus – Budgerigar Budgerigar – Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw, 1805) – is one of the most common pet birds; for many this is the first pet bird and it is very …
Platycercus elegans – Crimson Rosella Crimson Rosella – Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, JF, 1788) – is a medium sized Australean parrot with a beutiful red plumage. It is a popular and …
Zanda funerea – Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Photo: Copyright © by Stuart Leslie. See more of his photos on Instagram @skyscapes_dorrigo The Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo – (Shaw, 1794) – is a large brownish black parrot native …
Anodorhynchus leari – Lear’s Macaw Photo: Copyright © by Sergio Gregorio via Instagram @sergiogregoriophoto Lear’s Macaw (Anodorhynchus leari) is a large blue parrot with long tail endemic to Brazil. It is also commonly known …