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About The Parrots Of The World

Parrots have always been very popular birds because of their interesting behavior and bright appearance. Nowadays parrots of the world include a lot of types. Each type is unique either for its color, or size, or ability to be trained and taught to speak. The parrots native land is mainly tropical woods of South America, Australia, New Zealand and South-West Asia.
Why Parrots Are Interesting?
Parrots appearance is most interesting due to color. In fact, parrots are considered to be the most colorful type of birds. Plumage of a parrot may have various colors – red, yellow, dark blue, black, white, but the most popular color is green. Usually parrots of the world have all shades of green color, and just a few types have not.
Other remarkable features of parrots are massive beaks and paws. The beak has such important functions as crushing nutshells and supporting the bird during climbing up the trees. The paws of a parrot seem short and clumsy, but actually these are very flexible parts of body. Paws help parrots to hold on branches and to eat. You see, parrots fingers are so amazingly plastic, that a parrot can successfully keep in paws a walnut as well as an oat.
Usually the most famous parrots of the world may be seen in zoos. We can frequently find cockatoos and there a type of parrots that were first brought from Australia or the islands of the Indian Ocean. These are large white, pink or black birds with a crest on the head. Other outstanding parrots of the world are macaws that came from South America and are popular for their length equal to meter or more. African Grey parrot is the best chatterer among parrots of the world. One African Grey parrot is known for managing to learn 800 English words! Budgerigars, Australian parrots with a long tail, are considered to be the best bird pets because they are rather easy to maintain they are not large, not too noisy and may be trained successfully.
The Reasons Why Rare Types of Parrots Disappear
Unfortunately, parrots allure has provoked to extermination of many rare kinds of these birds. People extirpate a huge amount of parrots, especially large ones, for their tail feathers, which are sold to the tourists afterwards. Also, parrot collectors, who are ready to pay any sum of money to get a rare kind, make the most beautiful and rare parrots of the world disappear.
Another reason is black markets where parrots are sold illegally. Many parrots perish during transportation, and if even they manage to reach their final owner they usually suffer very much from inappropriate climatic conditions and lack of proper care.
But, perhaps, the main reason of parrots disappearance is severe felling of tropical woods. Irresponsible organizers of that regard tropics as means of getting profit, and they do not realize that thus they harm to flora and fauna. Parrots inhabitancy gets destroyed, birds feel lack of forage and are constantly under stress because of necessity to change a place of habitat.

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Question by Sebastien: Black cichlid parrot fish, 1” long, WHEN or WILL IT TURN RED?
I purchased 2 blood parrot fish, 1” long each and was told they would become red eventually. Although, I have no idea when this will occur, at about how long will blood parrot fish become red/orange? OR WILL THESE BLACK PARROT STAY THAT COLOUR FOREVER?

Thank you!

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Answer by Blondie
my parrot fish turned orangish/peach within a couple of months, but turn different shades of orange every couple of seasons.. some of them even develop strange black patches that grow, then fade back into it’s original color or pale, pale orange… the fish store associate said it also depends on what you feed your parrots… i feed a strict diet of blood worms and brine shrimp (frozen).. here’s a pic from my tank off of flickr.

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edit- your black parrot fish might not stay black forever.. I purchased an albino and a black a couple years ago, but both turned bright orange over time.

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How To Care For Cockatoos

Cockatoos are fascinating birds and will, with the right care, make delightful companions. They are of the order Psittaciformes family Ka-katoeinae. Their range is confined to Australasia, as far East as the Solomon Is., North to the Philippines, and West to the Celebes and Lombok.

Cockatoo

Most Cockatoos are white, although some are gray, brown or black. All but a few have a crest. They represent an advance in the evolution of Parrots, and are seemingly more intelligent. Some species make good talkers when tame and taught young; although in this respect they don’t equal the Hill Mynah, African Grey and large Amazon Parrots. They learn tricks more readily than these other birds. The all white and rosy white species of Cockatoos are about 15 in number.
Cockatoos have feathers which other birds don’t have. These are fine, waxy filaments on the body and under the wings, which break into a fine waxy powder when this bird preens itself. This is what aids it to retain the snow-white plumage which is so much admired, as this powder is thus distributed throughout its feathers. It appears also that this waxy powder makes their feathers water repellent. If out in the rain, it is usually the feathers of the tail and wing tips only that get wet.
Cockatoos, especially the larger ones such as the Greater Sulphur Crested, live to a more venerable age than even the proverbially long-lived Parrot. They may reach 100 years, which makes it the longest lived of birds. Naturally this depends on the good general care it receives. These are mostly large birds suitable for large enclosures in bird collections. The smaller ones make nice house pets and are very exotic-looking.
Cockatoos do better on stands or large cages than when confined in a small cage. An outdoor aviary with shelter and flight is better yet. If kept in a cage in the house, their cage should be 4 feet long, and 3 feet wide, by 3 feet high. A stand with the ends of the perch metal-covered would take up less room.
Incidentally, these birds may be acclimatized outdoors the year round, being thickly feathered. If kept on a stand, or in a cage or aviary, supply them with a block of wood or a branch of a non-poisonous tree to keep them occupied and to exercise their strong bills on. This will also help prevent the bad habit of feather plucking.
BREEDING
These beautiful birds are well worth breeding. The dimensions of their enclosure should be 30 feet long, by 8 feet high, by 8 feet wide. Perches should be large, and placed only at either end of the enclosure to compel flight, as these birds are as lazy as Parrots in that respect. Both sexes usually share in incubation. A suitable nest easy to obtain would be a large barrel.
Cut a hole in the top of it just large enough for them to enter, and inside the barrel from the hole to the bottom, place a strip of 1 inch wire mesh netting. The barrel bottom should be concave in the center, to prevent the eggs rolling to the sides. To accomplish this, put in a layer of twigs, or wood chips or a section of turf upside-down making a hollow. A large branch should be attached to or near the nest box.
Two to three eggs form the clutch, and the incubation period lasts about a month depending on size of bird and species. The young remain in the nest about two months. When breeding, the parents should have solitude, and be disturbed as little as possible.

It would be a proud day for you to have succeeded in breeding a Cockatoo.

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Question by Katya: parrot fever? plz help?
I got a budgie sometime in the middle of last month. in the beginning of may, there have been some weird things happening to us. my little brother’s cheeks turned bright pink, and he has a rash all over his body. my sister got a rash yesterday. my mom got it today. i dont have a rash, but i had slightly more-than-usually-pink cheeks sometime last week, and a fever, chills, and now my body is aching like crazy (no, its not just that i’m lazy). Could this be the parrot fever (pisttacosis)?

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Answer by MamaSmurf
No, but you could have an allergy to the bird. I think you all need to talk to the doctor.
Parrot fever is a problem in the digestive tract of a bird. It can be passed to humans, but this is rare. Usually the human symptoms are flu or cold like and can be treated with antibiotics. Please read my profile

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If you love birds and want to get involved, you can volunteer at a parrot sanctuary. A sanctuary helps out exotic birds that have not been taken care of properly and have been abandoned by their owner.

What A Parrot Sanctuaries Like:

A parrot sanctuary is a safe haven for parrots. Most of the time a it will have acres upon acres of land so that they will have large enough home for all of rethe birds that they rescue. They can rescue anything from grey parrots to cockatoos and Amazon parrots. It will also have climate controlled areas for the birds because most of them are used to a tropical climate.

At parrot sanctuaries, birds are given a second chance at a happy life. Most of the time, a bird is bought as a pet thinking that it will be just like a cat or a dog. Cats and dogs do not need nearly as much attention as an exotic bird, so many people underestimate the cost and trouble of keeping these birds as pets. Sometimes it is just the fact that people have changing lives. They go through marriages, divorces, children, and become ill.

A parrot has a life span of nearly eighty years for most larger species. On average, a parrot usually only spends five to eight years with a single owner. Parrots do not like moving from place to place, so a parrot sanctuary can be a good resting spot for a parrot that has been moved around too much. If they are resentful of the moves, they will show bad behavior and if a shelter does not or cannot take them in, they are usually put down because they can no longer be controlled.

A sanctuary serves as a place where parrots can grow old and live a happy life. You can help parrot sanctuaries by spreading the word about being a responsible parrot owner. You can also help by volunteering when needed. It can be a great way to help out these beautiful birds. Many sanctuaries rely on volunteer involvement in order to keep things running. If you volunteer you can either help out with keeping the birds company, talking to them, or you can help out in other ways. You can help to raise money, distribute information, and bring in the vital resources a parrot sanctuary needs to keep going.

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Question by Lorri R: My friend wants to get a parrot!?
I really dont know where to start here, so ill just tell you a bit about the situation im in. My friend has two budgies which she has only had for about a month. They are her only birds, but she doesnt like them and she doesnt and didnt realize that she was making a bad investment when she bought them. She has tons and tons of reptiles, but every time i turn around, she is giving one of them up because the novelty has worn off and if she gives one up, she can get another one. This bugs me to no end! I have a snake and a leopard gecko and a siamese cat. No matter how boring my snake and my lizard are, i could never give them up, because, well, theyre my pets and i love them. same with my cat. My friend doesnt feel guilty. Also, every time i get something, she has to always put my pets down, and try to top them by going out and buying something else. Truly, she is selfish alot, especially when you hear this. She wants to trade in her budgies at a rescue bird place, for a cockatoo. You cant even trade in birds anyways. It just makes me so mad. Shes only 13 years old and she is going to get a cockatoo when she has only had virtually no bird experience. I have never had a bird, but i know much much more than her. Her birds are good, she just needs to work with them, but she doesnt have the patience. so for some reason she thinks that she should go buy the largest, loudest, emotionally neediest bird available. They deserve a forever home and i can almost 100% guarantee that bird would end up at some sanctuary, or would be stuck in the cage after my friend got sick of it. I dont know how to tell her she really should not get a cockatoo. And i might just be saying this because of jealousy, but i really do concern for the bird. She also has a little brother who is just a hellian. He has killed numerous hamsters and other critters. Just give me some advice on how to deal with her or tell her she shouldnt get a cockatoo please! Thankyou so much

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Answer by federico3
I know this may not be helpful, but you should try to make her see the error. Talk to her as much as you can about it. Tell her it wouldn’t be right, and that the way she doesn’t have patience for the budgies, she won’t have for the cockatoo.
Just trying to be helpful =)

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