Parrot husbandry

birds need between ___ hrs sleep each night to be well rested

10-12

Cockatoos characteristics

behavioral tendencies to act as babies and screaming loudly

Budgerigars characteristics

very active and social especially grouped with other birds

Eclectus characteristics

sexually dimorphic; males often nicer than females; quiet and less active than other birds

Cockatiel characteristics

sweet and fiesty with active social lives; good pets for first time owners

African grey characteristics

extremely intelligent and great talkers; sensitive to aerosolized toxins

Conures characteristics

very active singers and talkers - “sun”, “green-cheeked” and “mitred” are common species

Macaws characteristics

largest members of Psittacidae family; large beaks for crushing nuts