Rainbow Lorikeet Facts Diet And Habitat

Rainbow Lorikeet Facts

Length:                        9–12''

Weight:                        2.6–5.5 oz.

Sexual Maturity:         Unknown

Number of Eggs:        1–3

Breeding Season:        Throughout the year

Incubation Period:      25 days

Breeding Interval:      Less than 1 year

Fledging Period:         50–55 days

Typical Diet:              Nectar, pollen and insects

Lifespan:                   Average 15 years in captivity; unknown in wild

The Rainbow Lorikeet is a species of Australasian parrot found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, eastern Indonesia, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.A native of the east coast, has now established itself In plague proportions n the Perth area. This is proving to be an environmental disaster as It is such an aggressive bird that it takes over nesting sights from local birds and drives them away from food sources. The bird was let loose from aviaries in the Crawley area in the early 1960's by some very stupid people who didn't like birds in aviaries.Their actions have proved to be extremely detrimental to our local birds and the Problem gets worse every year.

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Plum Headed Parakeet

Until the late 80's these birds were quite rare in Australian aviaries, however they are now fairly well known and although they can be difficult to breed. Plum-headed Parakeets are found in flocks, the males having a pinkish purple head and the females, a grey head.

Plum headed parakeet diet:

Seed heads wild grass, vegetables, garden weeds,  corn, fruit (all kinds), chillies and our local eucalyptus and grevillia branches with seed/flowers.

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Lovebirds Breeding Seasons And Breeding Tips

Lovebird Breeding Information

Health:

For breeding lovebirds should be healthier, normal and have an age between 1 to 5 years.

Nesting:

They need a nest for breeding so that they can lay their eggs there. It should have a size of 12''x12''x12'' having an entrance hole of 3'' diameter.Proper nesting material should also be provided. 

Nutrition: 

They should also provided with proper nutrients and a varied diet.For detailed information about lovebird food please see the article. Love Birds Food

Egg Laying:

Female will lay their eggs between 5-12 days after mating.Number of eggs will be 3 to 7 and female will lay an egg daily.

Incubation Period:

Usually incubation period is about 23 days and may vary 2 days up or less.Start counting the days when female sits on the eggs because sometimes she may not start incubating until all the eggs been laid.

Care:

Some lovebirds need to be handfed or by their mother until they are 6 to 8 weeks old.
Lovebird Breeding Season:
Varies between species and regions.

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Lovebird Parrot Facts And Information

Lovebirds mostly live in flocks eating vegetables, fruits, seeds and grasses.Lovebirds average lifespan is between 10 - 15 years.Small social and affectionate parrots blonging to genus Agapornis.Some species are kept as pets, and several color mutations were selectively bred in aviculture. Their average lifespan is 10 to 15 years.

Length                         5–6.5"
Wingspan                    9–12"
Weight                        1–2 oz
Sexual Maturity          1 year
Breeding Season         Varies between species and regions
Number of Eggs         3–8; usually  3 or 4
Breeding Interval       1 year
Incubation Period      22–23 days
Fledging Period          38–50 days; 43– 44 days in most species of 
Typical Diet               Seeds, flowers, fruit, leaf buds; some insects
Lovebird Lifespan     About 12 years  in captivity

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Common Budgerigar Diseases and Their Treatment

Budgerigar most common Diseases

If budgies are provided with proper nutrition and care then they can live up to 18 years.Your bird should have a veterinary exam once a year for its good health.Here some diseases are given which are common in budgies.

Common Budgerigar Diseases

1-Scaly Face:

Symptoms:

A fungus grows on the beak, around the eyes, vent and legs of budgerigar. 

Treatment:

This disease can be treated by covering with some lotion or oily material (Vaseline or similar). Its occurrence may be stopped by using one drop of ivermectin on the back of neck each year.

2-Canker of the Throat:

Symptoms:

Budgies wouldn't eat anything, Stretching of neck upwards hard to breath,cheesy deposits in throat.

Treatment:

Emtryl; 5 g per 5 liters of water and use it for 10 days.Make fresh after 4 days because it losses its effectiveness. Ronivet or sparmix as directed.

3-Sour Crop:

Symptoms:

Causes vomiting and throwing up seeds.

Treatment:

Condes crystals; mix the solution in water and dilute it to obtain a light pink color.Use this solution for 10 days. Condes crystal are poisonous.

4-Warms:

Symptoms:

Weakness and severe loss of condition of budgerigar, lower production and diarrhoea.

Treatment:

Nilverm or aviverm 3% solution in water 10/12ml in a litre of water or according to the instructions given by manufacturer. After 28 days give second dose. 

5-Enteritis:

Symptoms: 

Stained green around the vent area.It is a milder type.

Treatment:

terramycin; half gram per liter of water.Treat for about 10 days. Biomav B 1 level teaspoon for 100 ml of water.

6-Psittacosis:

Symptoms:

The disease can damage several body/organ systems.Birds may cough, sneeze or wheeze.Bird becomes sick rapidly and may appear fluffed up, lose interest in food, and become thin and weak. 

Treatment:

Oxymav B, use as directed according to the strength of the disease.

7-Red mite and bird lice:

Treatment:

Invermectin; using a drop once a year at the back of the neck will protect the bird.Specific kinds of sprays may be used.

8-Air Sack mite:

Symptoms:

Asthma type wheeze.

Treatment:

Cover the cage of bird with some cloth with bird in it. Now spray with Pea Beau or Mortine or some other spray of similar kind.Keep the cage covered for 10 seconds.  

9-French moult:

Symptoms:

Chicks are unable to grow their feathers.

Treatment:

Taking a little care is the best option to avoid the disease.

Clean the living place of the bird with a solution containing sodium hypochlorite. By using this cleaner 95% prevention of the disease can be achieved.

10-Megabacteria Avian Gastric Yeast:

Symptoms:

Diarrhoea weight loss fluffy & quiet.

Treatment:

Can be controlled with citric acid using 5 gm in 5 liters of water. Also citrus fruit may be used. 

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Best Top 10 Talking Parrots

Top 10 Talking Parrots

A talking bird is a bird that can imitate the human sound or any other sound.They develop their own personalities and could be great companion.Some species of birds have more ability to imitate and some have lesser.Also you should have a patience and persistence to let the bird talk.Here a list of some parrots is given, these birds have great abilities to imitate the human sound.

1.African Grey Parrot
2.Yellow-crowned amazon parrot
3.Eclectus Parrot
4.Double yellow-headed amazon parrot
5.Mealy amazon parrot
6.Amazon mexican red headed parrot
7.Amazon blue fronted parrot 
8.Hyacinth macaw
9.Rose-ringed parakeet
10.Scarlet macaw

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Red Winged Parrot

Also known as the Crimson Wing.The Red-winged parrot is typically about 30 to 33 cm (12–13 in) in length. Both sexes have bright red wings and a bright green body. 

Not endangered, this magnificent parrot Is found right across the top of Australia. The striking crimson wing marking on the male is simply stunning and takes some two years to fully colour up. The males are quite aggressive and can bully the female badly in mating season as well as other birds. It is a difficult bird to control in our walk in area because of this and sometimes they have to be removed for peace for the other birds.

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African Grey Parrot Facts Habitat And Behavior

Some important Facts about African Grey Parrot:

Weight:                        12-16 oz.

Length:                        1'

Wingspan:                   2'

Sexual Maturity:         Unknown                

Breeding Season:        July-January               

Number of eggs:         2-4 usually 3                 

Incubation Period:      3-4 weeks               

Fledging Period:         10 weeks

Breeding interval:       1 year        

Typical diet:                Seeds, nuts, fruit; may raid maize crops         

Lifespan:                     Unknown in wild; 20 years in captivity

Occurrence:

African Grey Parrots found in the primary and secondary rain forests of West and Central Africa.However it also kept as pets in all over the world.

Habitat:

They live in dense lowland rain forests and areas of open fores and spend most of their time at the top of the trees.

Behavior: 

It is referred as most intelligent bird in the world.At evening, flying home they gather at their roosting sites, usually at the top of the tall trees.African's grey fly fast with rapid wingsbeat. During flight they make a lot of noise. They also use tools like small piece of wood for feather preening.

They are famous for imitating the human sound also they can imitate the voice of breaking of door. 

Breeding:

African grays breed from July to January in their tropical range, reflecting the dry to wet seasons. Female lays about 2-3 eggs and hatch them and after 3-4 months the chicks fledge.

Feeding:

African Grey Parrot eat palm nuts, seeds, fruits, and leafy matter, but have also been observed eating snails.              

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Lovebirds Male Female Difference

How to Know Lovebird is Male or Female

You can not tell the difference between male and female visually and also it is not true that males are more beautiful than females.
One of the most easier way is to locate their pelvic bones which is located at the base of the tail.But this technique only works on the lovebirds.And you will be able to know the sex by this way when the bird is 4 months old.
Using your first finger touch the base of the tail, you will feel that there are two bones here if these bones are so much apart that your finger may go between them than it is a female and if these bones are very closer to each other then it is a male.

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Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Feeding And Habitat

One of Australia's favourite pets, they are very clever and affectionate birds. They are also, however, very noisy and require a lot of attention and can create bad neighbours from their habit of early screeching in the morning. These birds are not endangered and in fact are a pest in farming areas where theydig up crops of planted grain. They have been observed in flocks of over 1000 birds. They are also destructive in urban areas chewing balcony railings and in general causing great damage to housing. Crested Cockatoos are renowned for their warning system where one will be on the lookout for danger as the flock feeds and will screech When something approaches the flock.

FEED: They eat all types of seeds, nuts, vegetable matter and fruit. They also dig for grubs and all sorts of Insects.The cockatoo also supplements its diet with flowers, leaf buds, insects and larvae.

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Red Capped Parrot

Red capped parrot western Australia

Known as the Red Capped Parrot or Western king Parrot also called Pileated Parakeet, this magnificent bird is a left over from Gondwana land before the great split of continents and is believed to be the most ancient of the Australian parrot species and unrelated to other parrots in AUSTRALIA.

Normally Red Capped Parrot is a very shy bird and has to be hand raised to quieten it enough to handle. Not a bird loved by orchardists as It is extremely destructive to the fruit Industry. It's long top beak is used tor extracting seed from the marri nut and other native nuts.

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Major Mitchell's Cockatoo Bird Information

One of the most beautiful of cockatoo species with it's soft, delicate pink feathers and striking crest stripes. The Major Mitchell is considered endangered with flocks being greatly reduced in number over the last 50 years. Some of this has been caused by bird stealing from the wild to sell to the pet trade, and nesting sites have been destroyed by chopping open trees to get to the birds. The recent DNA testing of birds has to a major degree stopped this happening. Nothing, however, has stopped the explosion of the Galah population and they are taking over nesting sites of the Major Mitchell's Cockatool. Along with their habitat degrading, this Is putting great pressure on the bird. Feral Honey Bees are also taking over nesting sites and killing young birds.

Major Mitchell's FEED: Seeds, grasses, nuts, fruit, berries, Insects & their larvae.

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Hooded Parrot Bird Information

The Hooded Parrot is a species of parrot native to the Northern Territory in Australia.Closely related to the golden shouldered parrot and also in trouble in it's habitat due to pressure from cattle and a burning program that is detrimental to the native grasses that it feeds on. However a large number of birds are bred each year in aviaries and the bird has asecure future. Hooded Parrot Nests in April to June , 3 to 5 eggs, 20 days to hatch and about 5 weeks to leave the nest.

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Mulga Parrot Occurrence And Breeding

Mulga Parrot

Also known as the many-colored parrot, the male especially is Iridescent when In full mature feather. The female Is quite dull in comparison. This Is a bird of the outback, often seen around homesteads In the Murchison area. It Is not endangered, but generally only seen in small family groups.

Occurrence: 
Mulga parrots are distributed in dryer interior of the Australian continent.
Feeding:
Feeds on small seeds and grasses. 
Breeding:
Mulga Parrots breeds from autumn to early summer, lays around 5 eggs, 19 days to hatch and the young leave the nest in 4 weeks.

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Eclectus Parrot Feeding And Facts

Eclectus Parrot

Not endangered, however, in earlier years many nesting sites were destroyed by poachers taking young birds from the nest. This practice has been to a large degree stopped with greater surveillance by the authorities and large fines for those caught. It was originally believed that there were two different varieties of Eclectus Parrot, a red and a green. It was some time before it was realized that they were male and female.

Consequently, they had great difficulty In breeding them.

FEED:
Eclectus Parrot are big fruit eaters and will eat all types of fruit, nuts and seeds. They are however very wary of something new offered to them and It may take weeks before they will touch it. Sometimes Eclectus will not go near their food If something strange Is In it.

Some Important Facts about Eclectus Parrot:
Weight:                     14-21 oz.
Length:                     1'
Wingspan:                1.5'
Sexual maturity:       about 3 or 4 years 
Breeding Season:      All year, peaks Aug- Jan. in Australia.
Number of Eggs:       2
Incubation Period:    26 days
Fledging Period:        72 days 
Breeding Interval:      1 year
Lifespan:                    20-30 years   

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Feeding And General Description of Little Lorikeet

Little Lorikeet

Lorikeets are not endangered and are found from northern Queensland to south-eastern Australia. There are reports from Tasmania, but these are not confirmed and seem to be doubtful.

Lorikeets are often difficult to detect as they keep to the top of the tree canopy. Little Lorikeets are the smallest of Lorikeets and weigh less than 50 gm.
FEED: They feed on pollen, nectar, blossom, fruit and berries.They do not eat seed.

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Information About Bourke's Parrot

Bourke's Parrot( Neopsephotus bourkii ) also named as Bourke's Parakeets, Bourke's Parrots, or Bourkies. is a small sized parrot originating in Australia. Bourke's Parrot is approximately of size of budgerigar.It is the only species in genus Neopsephotus. This species is not endangered.

Coloration:

Wild Bourke's Parrot is overall brown colored with pink abdomen.The male has a blue forehead but female has little or no blue color on her forehead.

Physical characteristics:

Length is approximately 19 cm. And weight is about 45 g.

Feeding:

Bourke's Parrot mostly feeds on grasses and seeds.

Breeding:

Female lays three to six eggs and then incubates for 18 to 19 days. chicks fledgling at about 4 weeks of age. Females feeds chicks by herself, during incubation period while female sits on eggs or when feeding the chicks in the nest, she is fed by the male Bourke's Parrot.

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Blue Bonnet Parrot Information

The blue bonnet is an Australian parrot.Blue bonnet parrot is medium sized parrot with prominent crest-like head feathers.This last  sub-species was involved a in a captive breeding plan in conjunction with CALM in approximately 1994. The small colony on the nullarbor plain is thought to be In some danger due to  pressure on it's habitat and lack of birds In aviaries encouraged the illegal trade in the birds. Bluebonnets are brave, bold, dominating little birds with the male especially aggressive in mating season. From late July to December they lay about 5 eggs. hatch in 19 days and reave the nest about a month later.

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Alexandrine Parakeet Bird Information

The Alexandrine parakeet or Alexandrine  parrot comes from the Indian sub-continent through to Indochina. It's name was given to it after the armies of Alexandra the Great arrived back home from their conquest of India with many of these birds as pets. The bird nests In the spring, lays 3-4 eggs that hatch in 21 days and the young leave the nest in about 7 weeks.

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Australian King Parrot Habitat And Breeding Information

Australian King Parrot

Australian King Parrot is a very beautiful and brilliantly colored that never fails to impress the observer.The male have a scarlet head, neck breast and dark green mantle back and wings.Female has a dark green head, wings and back.

Habitat:

Australian king parrots are habitat to high rain fall mountain regions and densely forested areas.They are usually found in eastern Australia.

Diet:

They feed on seeds, fruits and small insects.

Breeding:

The breeding seasons starts from August and ends in the January.

 Important Characteristics:

Length                43 cm

Weight               195-275 gm

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