Zephyr's Feathered Rainbow
Other Parakeets
Zephyr's Feathered RainbowOther Parakeets |
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| Gentle Birds with Soft Voices | |||||
| Australia has a wide variety of other parakeets, including rosellas of which 3 species are particularly appreciated for their red colour. New Zealand has Kakarikis. | |||||
Stanley Rosellas |
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| Platycercus icterotis | |||||
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26cm (10½in), 55-75g (2-2¾oz) Australian rosella. Smallest, gentlest and quietest of the rosellas. Friendly and acrobatic, with a pleasant voice. Males have a bright red head, neck, chest and abdomen, with bright yellow cheeks. The back wings, rump and tail are green and blue, with black scalloping on the back and wings. Females have green scalloping on the red and yellow areas. We do not currently have Stanley Rosellas. |
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Red-fronted Kakarikis |
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| Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae | |||||
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27cm (9in), 50-113g (2-4oz) New Zealand parakeet. Quiet but often chatty, with talking potential though small voices. Not at all shy. Active and acrobatic, with great manual dexterity... leave something a leg's length outside their cage and they will reach through the bars to grab it! Males are ~50% heavier than females, and their beak is much larger as well. We have 1 hen. |
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