Types of Birds

Psittacines include

• Macaws

• Conures

• Parrots

• Parakeets

• Hawks

-large bird, large beaks & long tails

- can live 75+ years

- bare skin around eyes & face

- may be loud

• Macaw

• Conure

• Parrots

• Cockatoo

- Size of mini Macaws

- no bare skin on face

- can be very loud

• Conure

• Macaws

• Lorikeets

• Cockatiel

- 19 true species of these type of birds

- can learn to mimic sounds well

• Parrots

• Macaws

• Parakeets

• Lovebirds

- crested feathers on the head

- considered intelligent & mimic sound well

- tame easily; common pets

- may be loud

• Cockatoo

• Canary

• Finch

• Passerine

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- have brush like tongues used to lap up pollen & nectar

• Lories & Lorikeets

• Parrots

• Cockatiel

• Lovebird

- 12 inches long, long tail

- crested head

- affectionate companion

• Cockatiel

• Cockatoo

• Lories & Lorikeets

• Finch

- 20 different species

- small/medium size; very popular

- also known as Budgerigar-Budgie

- can talk

• Parakeet

• Canary

• Cockatiel

• Lovebird

- Very hardy, lives a long life

- excellent pets if handled early

• Lovebird

• Cockatiel

• Passerine

• Finch

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