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Learn how to create a happy, healthy home for your pet.
Guide to Pet Bird Species
Learn about bird species and which birds may make the best pet for you. We'll introduce you to breeds including budgies, African greys, all kinds of parakeets and several types of parrots.
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![A Jenday Conure (Aratinga jandaya) perched in a tree, also known as jandaya parakeet is a small Neotropical bird found in northeastern Brazil.]()
The 5 Smartest Birds You Can Keep as Pets -
![illustration of the most colorful parrots as pets]()
8 Top Colorful Parrot Species -
![pacific parrotlet]()
8 Best Birds for Apartment Living -
![Low-maintenance pet birds species]()
8 Top Low-Maintenance Pet Bird Species -
![Indian Ringnecks Make Delightful Companions]()
Indian Ringneck Parakeet (Rose-Ringed Parakeet): Bird Species Profile -
![Budgie birds illustration]()
A Guide to Pet Budgie Birds -
![Bourke's parakeet sitting on a tree branch.]()
Bourke's Parakeet (Parrot): Bird Species Profile -
![Portrait of a Parrot of French Guiana]()
10 Top Amazon Parrot Species as Pets -
![Scarlet Macaw]()
5 Fun Facts About Macaws -
![Illustration of popular pet macaw species]()
Popular Macaws That Make Outstanding Pets -
![Pacific Parrotlet, Forpus coelestis on green grass (forpus is a]()
8 Top Blue Parrot Species to Keep as Pets -
![Major Mitchell Cockatoo]()
10 Top Pet Cockatoo Species -
![Plum-headed Parakeet]()
Plum-Headed Parakeet: Bird Species Profile -
![Two blue-and-gold macaws perched on a tree]()
8 Top Large Parrots to Keep as Pets -
![Close-Up Of Hand Holding A Bird]()
5 Best Large Parrots to Keep as Pets -
![The golden parakeet bird or golden conure]()
8 Top Yellow Parrots to Keep as Pets
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Facts About African Grey Parrots -
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Facts About Lovebirds -
![Major Mitchell's Cockatoo]()
Major Mitchell's (Leadbeater's) Cockatoo: Bird Species Profile -
![Yellow-napped parrot (Amazona auropalliata), Costa Rica]()
Yellow-Naped Amazon Parrot: Bird Species Profile -
![Turquoise-fronted amazon parrot perching on branch]()
Blue-Fronted Amazon Parrot: Bird Species Profile -
![Monk Parakeet in Barcelona]()
5 Interesting Facts About Quaker Parrots -
![Pair of Quaker parrots in a tree]()
Quaker Parrot (Monk Parakeet): Bird Species Profile -
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5 Fun Facts About Indian Ringneck Parakeets -
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8 Top Red Birds to Keep as Pets -
![Sun Conure parrot standing at branch]()
Facts About Sun Conures -
![Two sun conures on a branch]()
Sun Conure: Bird Species Profile -
![Close up of black palm cockatoo]()
Black Palm Cockatoo (Goliath Cockatoo): Bird Species Profile -
![Yellow-Headed Amazon parrot]()
Double Yellow-Headed Amazon Parrot: Bird Species Profile -
![A white sulphur-crested cockatoo sitting on a branch with its left wing spread.]()
Sulphur-Crested (Greater) Cockatoo: Bird Species Profile -
![Jenday Conure, Jandaya Parakeet, Aratinga jandaya]()
Jenday Conure: Bird Species Profile -
![A pair of Spectacled Parrotlets in Colombia]()
Facts About Parrotlets
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In this section
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![White cockatoo head with gray beak closeup]()
8 Best Types of Talking Pet Birds -
![Amazon parrot]()
Amazon Parrot Facts -
![Ringneck Parakeet]()
8 Top Loudest Parrots Often Kept as Pets -
![Green cheek conure bird standing.]()
Green-Cheeked Conure (Green-Cheeked Parakeet): Bird Species Profile -
![Budgerigars Against White Background]()
Color Mutations in Parrots and Other Birds -
![Yellow and white canary]()
Canary: Bird Species Profile -
![Macaw Cracking Nut]()
8 Worst Pet Birds for Apartment Living -
![Mitred parakeet]()
Mitred Conure (Mitred Parakeet): Bird Species Profile -
![Zebra Finch]()
Zebra Finch (Chestnut-Eared Finch): Bird Species Profile -
![Blue-crowned Parakeet (Aratinga acuticaudata)]()
Blue-Crowned Conure (Sharp-Tailed Conure): Bird Species Profile -
![Little girl holding budgie in her hand]()
A Complete Guide to Keeping a Pet Parakeet -
![Zebra finches]()
Facts About Finches -
![Moluccan cockatoo, as seen in the Bahamas.]()
Moluccan (Salmon-Crested) Cockatoo: Bird Species Profile -
![Cockatoo Pair With Crest Raised]()
8 Popular Large Birds to Keep as Pets -
![Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus).]()
Snowy Owls: Bird Species Profile -
![Lovebirds]()
Lovebird Breeding Basics
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![Java Finch]()
Java Finch: Bird Species Profile -
![Blue and Gold Macaw]()
Blue and Gold Macaw: Bird Species Profile -
![A Senegal parrot on a tree branch.]()
Senegal Parrot: Bird Species Profile -
![illustration of small pet parrots]()
Types of Small Parrots -
![A juvenile crimson rosella]()
Crimson (Pennant) Rosella: Bird Species Profile -
![Goffin's Cockatoos]()
Goffin's Cockatoo: Bird Species Profile -
![Close-up of a Catalina macaw, also called a Rainbow macaw]()
Types of Macaw Hybrids and Crosses -
![Eclectus Pair]()
Eclectus Parrot: Bird Species Profile -
![Macaw (Ara araurana), close-up]()
Macaw Parrot: Bird Species Profile -
![Military Macaw Landing]()
Military Macaw: Bird Species Profile -
![Cockatiel]()
7 Top Pet Bird Species for Older People -
![Cape Turtle Dove]()
Ring-Necked Dove (White Dove) -
![Pyrrhura rupicola]()
Black-Capped Conure (Rock Parakeet): Bird Species Profile -
![Two budgies kissing on a branch]()
Parakeet Breeding Basics -
![Close-up of a Catalina macaw, also called Rainbow macaw, as seen in the Bahamas.]()
Catalina Macaw (Rainbow Macaw): Bird Species Profile -
![Sumba Citron Crested Cockatoo]()
Citron-Crested Cockatoo: Bird Species Profile
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