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What Are The Most Popular Pet Parrot Types?

By Kaye Dennan

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Parrot personalities are many and varied but most of the larger parrots have quite a strong personality. As with most animals, the different parrot types have certain characteristics but overall, the most popular parrot species in the larger types that are used for pet parrots are chosen because of their talking abilities.

Parrots make wonderful companions and if you ever felt you wanted a pet that would make you laugh, then a parrot is the answer. They have so many funny characteristics and let me tell you, if they are not happy about something you will soon hear about it! Parrots are very vocal when it comes to their own needs and comfort. Put several hungry parrots near a food bowl and you will hear just what I mean!

The four most popular larger pet parrot species.

1. African Grey - with lovely shades of grey in its feathers this is a parrot that grows to about 14 inches. The African Grey also has either bright red or maroon tail feathers and with either color at the bend of the wing.

2. Amazon parrot - these parrots come in several colors and are a very loyal parrot. Very popular among them in the parrot owner's world is the yellow headed Amazon parrot

3. Cockatoos - these are a magnificent looking bird, a bird with an attitude! But what fun they are. They are very interactive with their owners, but if upset they can be really destructive.

4. Macaws - another magnificent looking species and the colors! They are just so bright and beautiful. Looking at the macaws you just wonder how on earth something can be created with such beautiful colors.

These parrots are all good talkers (if they want to be) and will learn tricks with the utmost of ease. They are active parrots and need to have toys around them so that they can occupy themselves when no-one is around.

I know, many people would vote for the budgerigar as one of the most popular parrot pets and in the small parrot type it certainly would hold its own but the four mentioned above are overall, the top four contenders in popularity.

One feature of the parrot as a pet is that they do groom themselves quite well. They will preen their feathers every day, keeping them shiny, clean and laying flat. All they require from the owner in the way of grooming is a water spray every day or two and the odd trim of the nails. Not much time involved there, is there?

But, that's the upside. The downside is that they will require more time spent on their living apartment. Most do like their cages, but they are not that house proud. Parrots will chew things up and throw them around with quiet (well, sometimes) abandon and expect the owner to clean up their mess. Didn't I say they had attitude!

Have you ever seen a parrot eat from a seed tray? Once their favorite seeds have been husked they will sweep their broad beak through the tray and scatter seeds far and wide in the hope of finding more of their favorite morsel down below. What a mess they can make in only a few minutes.

A very good way to see more about the different types of parrots is to visit a parrot forum where parrot owners discuss the various parrot types and this will give you an insight as to what parrot you may like, and let me tell you, some of the stories are hilarious. Parrots most definitely take their place in the hierarchy of the family unit.

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