Bird Suggestions Please!!!

May 11, 2011 08:53

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labarracuda May 11 2011, 14:35:14 UTC
Maroon bellies are fairly similar to green cheeks in size and appearance, and might do well in an apartment. Also, many of the poicephalus family might be something to consider. They're bigger than the green cheeks; my Meyers is around 120 grams, and 70 is I think a fairly typical green cheek weight, but not big-parrot huge. I have my Meyers in an apartment right now and my neighbors only know I have a bird because I take her to the mailbox/laundry room/ dumpster with me, so that she doesn't forget what children, men with beards, and hats look like.

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ltdead May 11 2011, 15:27:00 UTC
I can vouch for the suitability of maroon bellies to apartment life. ;)

Really - I'd deem any of the pyrrhura conures to be apartment-appropriate.

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emily_bennett May 11 2011, 17:51:33 UTC
Maroon bellies are pretty! I think I prefer the cinnamon green cheeks though ^_^

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ltdead May 12 2011, 00:47:52 UTC
I won't tell Duck-Bill you said that. ;)

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zandperl May 12 2011, 01:15:18 UTC
Many conures can be snuggly. They tend to be high energy, and especially the non-pyrrhura conures are louder. Pyrrhuras include green cheeked conures (GCCs) and maroon bellied conures (MBCs). Aratinga conures include sun conures (now an endangered species) and dusky conures (which have a personality/noise level between suns and GCCs, mine's pictured). There are also other families of conures, such as Nandays but I don't know anything about them.

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emily_bennett May 12 2011, 01:20:25 UTC
I think that Nandays are also known for their loudness.

Your dusky is cute ^_^

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