Blue Rumped Parrots

Lucky

Buddy

At 6 months

Chess player

Play dead

Flute player

Koko at 5 months

Koko is sleeping with the blanket on.

One of Koko's favorite perch, under the table.

Koko enjoying dragon fruit.


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Koko's favorite sleeping place.

Koko, my cute little 4 months old Congo African Grey.

Kiki, my ferocious and aggressive female Blue Rumped Parrot.

Lucky, my 3rd parrot enjoying his water chestnut.

Rex, my young Blue Crowned Hanging Parrot.

This is Buddy, my first Blue Rumped Parrot. Water Chestnut is one of Blue Rumpeds favorite food.

Congo African Grey

Congo African Grey Parrot, (Psittacus erithacus erithacus):

This is the dominant subspecies being about 33 cm (13 in) long, with light grey feathers, cherry red tails, and an all black beak. Immature birds of this subspecies have tails with a darker, duller red towards the tip (Juniper and Parr 1999) until their first moult which occurs within 18 months of age. These birds also initially have grey irises which change to a pale yellow colour by the time the bird is a year old. The Congo grey parrot is found on the islands of Principe and Bioko and is distributed from south-eastern Ivory Coast to Western Kenya, Northwest Tanzania, Southern Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) and Northern Angola. In aviculture, it is often called a "CAG".


While comparative judgements of animal intellegence are always very difficult to make objectively, Psittaciformes are generally regarded as being the most intelligent of birds. African grey parrots are particularly noted for their cognitive abilities, believed to have evolved as a consequence of their history of cooperative feeding as largely tree-dwelling birds in central Africa.

It is widely believed in the parrot-keeping community that Greys understand their human companions at various human intelligence levels. For example, some believe that a young Grey (under a year) has the equivalent understanding of a human child in their toddler years, and that it is believed to be equivalent to a 6-year-old human child in its cognitive ability.

African Grey Psittacus erithacus

Size: Up to 45cm

Pet Status: Excellent

Talking Ability: Excellent

Noise Level: High

Lifespan: 40-60 years

Breeding Ability: Good

Number of Eggs: 2-4 eggs

Incubation: 21-30 days

Compatibility with other species: Good with other equally intelligent birds (ie. Eclectus)

Feeding: Seed and Fruit Eaters

Sexing: Cock is often larger than the hen. Surgical or DNA sexing is required. .

Blue Rumped Parrot

A female Blue Rumped Parrot (top)
Male Blue Rumped Parrots (below)

Blue-rumped Parrot, Psittinus cyanurus

The Blue-rumped Parrot, Psittinus cyanurus, is native to the southern tip of Myanmar, peninsular South-western Thailand, Malaysia, Burma, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Rhio Archipelago and Banka Island.

Its preferred habitat includes lowland forest areas (generally below 700m), open woodland, orchards and plantations, mangroves, dense scrub, and coconut groves; where it is commonly seen in flocks of up to 20 birds. Its natural diet consists largely of seeds, fruit and blossoms.

Description:

This small parrot - averaging 7 inches or 18 cm in length - is primarily green, with bright red shoulder patches, and yellowish margins on the wing coverts.

The male has a black mantle, red upper mandible, and greyish-blue head and rump, with a brighter blue to the forehead and crown. The breast and abdomen are greyish-olive. The thighs and under tail-coverts greenish-yellow with bluish tips. The back is blue-black with each feather edged greenish-grey. The lower back and upper tail-coverts are deep blue. The sides of the body and the wing-coverts and bend of wing are red. The outermost lesser wing-coverts are brownish-red. The wings and greater wing-coverts are dark green. The secondaries and wing-coverts have a greenish-yellow edging. The upperside of the tail-feathers are greenish-yellow and the underside is yellow. The upper mandible of the male is red and his lower mandible is brown-blackish. The irises are pale yellow and the feet are grey.

This species is sexually dimorphic (which means that males and females can be visually sexed - once they have gained their adult plumage). Females look similar to the male except hens have a grey-brown head. Her ear-coverts are tinged olive-yellow. The back, lower back and upper tail-coverts are green. There is a bluish patch to the lower back. The breast and abdomen are yellowish-green. The outer under wing-coverts are green. Both the upper and lower mandible are brown-blackish, while the upper mandible of the male is red.

Immatures look like females, but their head is green. Young males usually have a bluish tinge to forehead; under wing-coverts partially red. The irises are greyish-yellow.

Blue Crowned Hanging Parrot

Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, Loriculus galgulus

The Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot, Loriculus galgulus, is common to very common in localities and is endemic to Thailand south of Kra, Malaysia, Singapore, Anamba and Riau Islands, Borneo and some off-shore islands, Sumatra as well as islands of Bangka, Belitung, Nias, Siberut, Sipora and Enggano, in Indonesia.

They favor lowland forest and mangroves, and - in some instances - are also seen in wooded areas up to 4,300 ft (1,300 m). To a lesser extend, they may be found in marshland areas, tall secondary vegetation and bamboo thickets. On occasion, they visit coconut plantations, orchards and gardens.

In their natural habitat, they occur singly, in pairs and small family groups outside breeding season. Their green plumage camouflages them well in foliage, and most often, they are seen flying. They may be found foraging in flowering or fruiting trees and bushes. At favored feeding places, large gatherings can at times be seen - especially towards the evenings when they gather on roosting places in bushes. At times, groups of up to 150 of them can be seen in one locality.

Even though they are not known to be noisy, their calls are sharp and shrill.

Description:

This is a small parrot, averaging 4 to 5 inches (12 to 13 cm) in length. The plumage is generally green. The breast, abdomen and under tail-coverts are yellowish-green. Males have a distinctive dark-blue patch to the crown and a red throat patch. The lower back and upper tail-coverts are red. The back has a yellowish tinge. A yellow band can be seen across the lower back. The under wing-coverts and underside of the wings are greenish-blue. The upperside of the tail is green and the underside is greenish-blue. They have black bills and dark brown irises. Their feet are brownish-flesh colored.

Hens have a duller plumage. Her breast, abdomen and under tail-coverts are more yellowish. The blue patch to the crown and the yellowish tinge to the back is faint. They lack the red throat patch of the male.

Young birds look like females, but their feathers have a narrow dark edging. The forehead is grey with a bluish tinge. The lack the blue patch to the crown that can be seen in the mature male. The lower back is interspersed with green. The bill is pale horn-colored and their feet are brownish.