Budgeriar 

-most abundant parrot on earth

-found in Australia

-make crop milk

-dimorphic female is brown, male is blue 

Cockatiel 

-found in Australia

-sexually dimorphic

-clutch of 4-7 eggs

-cockatoo

-form very strong pair and flock bonds 

-major agression is a problem with breeding

-Black Cockatoo

-not commonly seen or bred in captivity 

Palm Cockatoo

-found in New Guinea, Indonesia and surrounding islands

-lives in rainforests

-are hunted for food and live bird trade

-lays one egg

-may not be sexually mature until 10-12 years old

Rose Breasted Cockatoo (GALAH)

-common in open grasslands/savanna

-Australia, agricultural pests like pigeons

-join nursery in wild called creeches

Goffin's Cockatoo

-most commonly kept pet cockatoo in US

-Tanimbar Islands

Lory

-feeds on pollen, nectar and fruit

-arboreal, rarely comes to the ground

Eclecuts Parrots

-found in Australia/Indonesia/New Guinea

-female red, male green

-offspring come back and help raise clutches

Kea

-found in new Zealand alps, above treeline

Kakapo (owl parrot)

-flightless parrot 

-ground dwelling, nocturnal

-found in new Zealand 

-feed by chewing leaves and extracting juices

Lovebirds

-masked species have prominent eye rings

-tucks strands of nesting material into rump feathers

African Grey Parrot

-all grey with red tail

-Congo and Timneh subspecies

-high intelligence

-in wild are very elusive and shy

Yellow Naped, White Fronted, Tucuman, Lilac Crowned, Red Lored, Blue Fronted, Yellow Fronted, Orange Winged 

-vocal, but do not like physical contact

-nest in tree cavities

-PR and Bahama Amazon are endangered

Pionus Parrot

-Maximillian, Blue Headed, Scaly Headed, White Headed

-medium sized

-make wheezing sound when stressed

Macaw

-intelligent/loud

-some are endangered (spinx)

Hyacinth Macaw

-largest parrot 

-Brazil

-eats palm nuts

-few as 10-20% nest each year

-minimal fear of humans

Blue and Gold Macaw, 

(greenwing macaw looks like scarlett with greenwing)

-studied in Peru by charles munn

-mixed flocks

-limited nest sites

-live as families

Conure

-some are endangered

-some nest in sandstone cliff faces, others in termite mounds

Quaker/Monk Parrot

-constructs large twig nests in trees for 700 birds 

-agricultrual pests

-illegal to own in many states because of crop destruction

Thickbill Parrot

-lives in mexico (no longer US because of pine forest destruction)

-eats seeds from pine cones

-do poorly in reintroduction program

-first parrots as pets in Europe

-Echo parakeet HIGHLY endangered

lives on Mauritis

-several color mutations