Species and characteristics of domestic parrots
Among the medium and large parrots, there are about 3,800 compromise parrots, about 4,000 gray machines, 8,000 to 50,000 or 60,000 mainstream Amazon parrots and about 8,000 sunflowers in China. Among the large parrots, there are blue king kong1.2000, green wings about 23000, colorful king kong about 50000, and all kinds of mixed-race king kong.
The following kinds are suitable for novice family feeding.
1, big parrot
Crimson macaw (also known as multicolored macaw)
Produced in tropical America, it is one of the most beautiful and largest parrots. Its face has no feathers and is covered with stripes, which is a bit like the painted face in Beijing opera. It turns red when you are excited. It has a very long tail and belongs to a large climbing bird. The recipe consists of many fruits and flowers, and the appetite is very large. A powerful beak can peck open nuts and suck out pulp with a blunt tongue. Found in tropical America, it nests in holes on river banks.
It is easier to accept human training, and can get along well with other kinds of parrots, but it will also bite other animals and strangers. The longest service life can reach 80 years.
It is not very difficult to breed scarlet macaws artificially. Newly introduced adult birds have become very strong after adapting to the environment. Multicolored macaws artificially fed from childhood are charming and lovely pets, but compared with yellow-blue macaws and red-green macaws, it is more difficult to gain the trust of their owners. When they mature, they often become noisy and aggressive, no longer docile, and lose complete trust with their owners. Of course, not everyone does, but it is best if something similar happens.
For the public.
Scarlet macaws are larger and need more room for activities. People with certain conditions at home are the best, and having raised big birds is preferred.
2. A medium-sized parrot
Feng Xuan Cocktail Parrot
Cocktail parrot, also known as Feng Xuan parrot in Hong Kong and Taiwan, is one of the most common medium-sized parrots in the world. The wild population is produced in Australia, and its mass reproduction makes it quite common. Young birds raised artificially are very lively and like to be close to their owners. There are many kinds of cockatoos, such as gray, white and pearl.
The parakeet has three colors to choose from:
The cockatoo's whole body feathers are blue-gray, the head has yellowish crown feathers, the mouth is black-gray, the top of the head, forehead, chin and throat are light yellow, the cheeks have orange round patches, the upper body, chest and abdomen are blue-gray, the outer feathers of the wings are white (some have white patches on the back and wings), the tail feathers are black-gray, and the central tail feathers are very long. Tatars and feet are dark gray.
Cocktail parrots have blue-gray feathers and yellow patches all over their bodies. Other gray parakeets.
The white cockatoo has white feathers all over its body, a yellowish crest on its head and an ivory-white mouth. The head, cheeks, mandible and upper throat are all pale yellow, and there are orange round patches on the cheeks. Tatars and feet are pink.
For the public.
Medium parrots and large parrots are suitable for raising people. What needs to be added is that if there are young children at home, try not to raise them, because they are aggressive and may cause danger to too young children.
3. parrot
budgerigar
The head feather and back feather of budgerigar are generally yellow with black stripes, and the coat color and stripes are like tiger skin, so it is called budgerigar. Budgerigar is a small species of Nautilus, with bright feathers, lively temperament, crisp calls, innocent and lovely, and easy to domesticate. It is one of the most popular birds in China.
Budgerigar is simple in artificial breeding, extensive in management, resistant to roughage, strong in constitution, not easy to get sick and easy to breed.
Precautions for budgerigar
There are many feather lice on budgerigars, which must be eliminated. Budgerigars are also threatened by blood-sucking insects. The nest box is often the base camp of blood-sucking insects. After each incubation, the nest box should be scalded with boiling water immediately, and then coated with BGP aqueous solution harmless to birds, and kept clean and dry to prevent parasites.
For the public.
Because budgerigars are small in size, easy to raise, and have low requirements for cages and other equipment, they are suitable for families with children at home, but it should be noted that budgerigars can kill fleas and avoid infection.
Extended data
Parrots are distributed all over the world. Distributed in temperate, subtropical and tropical areas. There are many species, including 2 families, 82 genera and 358 species, which is one of the largest families of birds. Mainly distributed in tropical forests. In the southern hemisphere, some species spread to temperate regions, while others spread to distant islands. There are the most species of parrots in Latin America and Oceania, but there are far fewer species in Africa and Asia, but there are some famous species in Africa, such as gray parrots, couple parrots and peony parrots. The most famous parrots in Latin America are all kinds of macaws. Parrots in Oceania are more diverse than those in Latin America.
Parrots have many kinds, different shapes and bright feathers. There are luxurious and elegant purple-blue macaws, sunflower cockatoos with white heads in Huang Guan, eloquent Amazon parrots, colorful rainbow honey-sucking parrots, small sunflower-shaped cockatoos, small and exquisite budgerigars and peony parrots, red-green parrots and pigeon-shaped african grey parrot.
Thailand 200 1 issued a set of parrot stamps, namely cockatoo, Alexander parrot, short-tailed parrot and flower-headed parrot; Among them, both red-breasted parrots and parrots have wild populations in China. There are two kinds of cockatoos: Taihō cockatoos and small cockatoos, especially Taihō cockatoos, which are well-known caged birds at home and abroad. They are mainly produced in Sichuan Province of China and northern Yunnan Province in eastern Tibet, and are also known as the big purple cockatoo and Sichuan cockatoo.
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