Extremely loyal birds who require an attentive owner who has lots of time to dedicate to this beautiful bird Colours: Most commonly green, also seen in bright yellows, reds, albino, blue, and others. Most typically green with blue tail feathers and yellow feathers under the wings. Housing: Social, flocks of 10-100 or more in the… Read more »
Very social birds who enjoy being the centre of attention. Playful personalities who enjoy lots of company from humans or other parrots. Colours: Quaker parrots are mainly bright green with grey chest and green-yellow abdomen. Captive breeding has now made more colours available including: Blue, Cobalt, Yellow, White, Albino, Mauve, Green and Cream. Housing: Social,… Read more »
Conures are bright and activebirds that are known for theirplayful personalities andability to mimic sounds Colours: Conures are attractive birds and come in colours such as: green, yellow, orange, and blue. Conures are often named based on the colours on their cheeks and sides, such as the Sun Conure, Jenday Conure, and Green-cheeked Conure. Housing:… Read more »
Colourful and active birds who are ideal for an aviary. These birds are small, pretty and easy to keep. Available in many patterns and colours.. Colours: Standard/Grey which are the ’wild’ type. Available in Fawn, Pied, Black-Cheek, Black-Face, White, Light back and more. Housing: Social birds, keep groups of birds in an aviary Lifespan: 5… Read more »
Colourful and active birds who are great for viewing. Fantastic in a mixed aviary. Colours: Java Finches colouring is similar to that of a penguin. Usually the head of the bird is a grey/black colour with black head and tail feathers. Java Finches have cinnamon /grey coloured breasts and white patches on their cheeks. Housing:… Read more »
Happy natured birds with beautiful colours and an amazing ability to sing—more likely when kept alone Colours: Wild canaries are green/yellow all over their bodies. Domestic canaries tend to be more yellow but are also available in colours such as; orange, white and red. Housing: Happy to live alone. In groups keep more females than… Read more »
Known to be very friendly birds who are fond of their owners and enjoy spending time outside the cage with them Colours: Cockatiels have a grey body with a lighter chest and abdomen, white on the wings and yellow and white on the face– they have orange cheeks. They are also bred in various other… Read more »
Intelligent birds who will easily learn words and songs. Very loving towards their owners and enjoy cuddles Our Kakariki Care Guide contains vital information about caring for your pet bird. Colours: Wild kakariki’s are green with blue primary feathers and a red forehead with a red stripe extending across the eyes. Cinnamon, turquoise and pied… Read more »
A beautiful small bird similar to a parrot which can learn to speak and requires much enrichment Colours: The base colour of a parrotlet is green/yellow but they are available in captivity in colours such as blue, yellow, lutino, fallow, darker green, pastel, Isabel (cinnamon), albino Housing: Prefer to live alone with enrichment, can be… Read more »
Love birds mate for life when kept together. Provide lots of attention/enrichment when keeping singularly Colours: Wild love birds are normally green, yellow, blue and orange, but there are many other colours available in captivity including; Black, Silver, grey, Peach and more Housing: Love birds require as big an enclosure as possible to allow them… Read more »