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twopretzels
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Joined: 12 Mar 2007
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| Help Found a parrot or a parakeet, don't know which |
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We found either a parrot or a parakeet outside our bedroom window tonight. It about 7 inches long, bright green with an orange strip above the beak, above the orange it turns blue. It also has blue wing tips, and a small amount of blue behind each eye and a small amount of yellow in front of each eye. Any help in identifying this bird would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Mike & Patty |
Monday March 12, 2007 12:11 am |
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cheekie_birdy
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Joined: 08 Jul 2006
Posts: 1719
Location: Canada |
Does it look like this?
http://www.birdsnways.com/wisdom/imgs/kiwi1b.jpg
Then it is a grey cheeked parakeet..I can't think of anything matching your describtion..  I'm tired right now anyway..
To help locate the owner, put up flyers around town, BUT DO NOT DESCRIBE THE BIRD. Give them a contact like email or phone and say they must describe the bird if it was theirs.
also go to www.911parrotalert.com this is a great site.
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Monday March 12, 2007 2:04 am |
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cheekie_birdy
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also, can you get a photo of the bird?
Thanks again,
Haley |
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Monday March 12, 2007 2:05 am |
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Cheeta
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sounds like you've found a little Parrotlet. |
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Monday March 12, 2007 7:35 am |
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cheekie_birdy
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quote:
Originally posted by Cheeta
sounds like you've found a little Parrotlet.
the yellow faced parrotlet has yellow, but none of them have orange |
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Monday March 12, 2007 4:34 pm |
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jletaz
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Joined: 28 Feb 2007
Posts: 1282
Location: CA, USA |
From your color description, you probably found either a Half Moon Conure or the similar Peach Fronted Conure. Is it's tail long? They are pretty small, but definitely over 7 inches, unless the long tail is broken off. What color is it's beak?
Do I noticed you posted a little while ago, do you still have it?
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Thursday March 22, 2007 5:32 am |
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riffmax
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Joined: 18 May 2005
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Location: Florida |
I don't think it a Peach Front - CJ has no yellow at all, but I will admit that was my first thought at the desription, in spite of the small size.
You can go to my page and see pics of CJ to see if your foundling looks like her. |
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Friday December 14, 2007 2:33 pm |
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homebird
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Joined: 09 Apr 2006
Posts: 434
Location: Toronto, Canada |
It sounds like a Swift Parakeet - they're lovely - they are a bit like a Lory - they eat nectar & seed. They are predominately bright green.
http://www.avianweb.com/swiftparrot.html
Is that close?
I really fell for one a while back but when i contacted a breeder in Australia he recommended they be kept in an aviary setting. THe one i saw was very friendly.
Most of the birds in the category of 'Parakeet' have long thin tails. |
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Friday December 14, 2007 11:04 pm |
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jletaz
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Location: CA, USA |
Beautiful pics  but Swift Parakeets are very uncommon in US aviculture. |
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Saturday December 15, 2007 7:22 am |
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homebird
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Yes they are uncommon here as well
but there is a breeder in Southern Ontario - so there might be one in Texas [?] - or a similar species being bred. The Swift is 'kind' of a Grass Parakeet.
My eyes popped out of my head when I saw the one at the pet store - it was all I could do not to buy him. But first I did my usual research before purchasing any creature. I almost wish I hadn't. He was so attentive I was convinced he's make a great pet & not all that much bigger than a Budgie.
You read so much about Rosellas only being an aviary bird as well & yet i have met 2 individuals with tame Rosellas. |
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Saturday December 15, 2007 4:48 pm |
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jletaz
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quote:
Originally posted by homebird
Yes they are uncommon here as well
but there is a breeder in Southern Ontario - so there might be one in Texas [?] - or a similar species being bred. The Swift is 'kind' of a Grass Parakeet.
My eyes popped out of my head when I saw the one at the pet store - it was all I could do not to buy him. But first I did my usual research before purchasing any creature. I almost wish I hadn't. He was so attentive I was convinced he's make a great pet & not all that much bigger than a Budgie.
You read so much about Rosellas only being an aviary bird as well & yet i have met 2 individuals with tame Rosellas.
Hi Homebird I've heard of some people with tame "aviary" species as well, but I haven't had such good luck in my
personal
experience anyway... I have found it to be true of the species that are said to be better as "aviary" birds. Maybe some people get lucky with exception, but my mom's handfed Bourke's and Princess of Wales which she bought very young and handled, are STILL no where near as tame as a "parrot" would be. Same with a Plumheaded Parakeet I had once. He got so wild I had to sell him to a breeder. About 12 years ago, I managed to search and find a breeder who would handfeed for me a rare Aus. grass parakeet called a Hooded Parakeet... they are rare as aviary birds here, and unheard of as caged pets. While he was tame, he was still unhandleable, and did not do well, and died. I'm STILL disappointed! |
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Saturday December 15, 2007 10:36 pm |
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homebird
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quote:
Originally posted by jletaz
Hi Homebird I've heard of some people with tame "aviary" species as well, but I haven't had such good luck in my
personal
experience anyway... I have found it to be true of the species that are said to be better as "aviary" birds. Maybe some people get lucky with exception, but my mom's handfed Bourke's and Princess of Wales which she bought very young and handled, are STILL no where near as tame as a "parrot" would be. Same with a Plumheaded Parakeet I had once. He got so wild I had to sell him to a breeder.
Yes, you really have to look into these birds very carefully & it really helps to talk to people like yourself who have had personal experience ~ I know of one woman who is into IRNs in a big way & has a Plumhead - same story - he seems so unhappy. 
quote:
About 12 years ago, I managed to search and find a breeder who would handfeed for me a rare Aus. grass parakeet called a Hooded Parakeet... they are rare as aviary birds here, and unheard of as caged pets. While he was tame, he was still unhandleable, and did not do well, and died. I'm STILL disappointed!
Now that's very sad - too bad about that. It must had been hard.
I didn't get the Swift because i didn't want him to be unhappy. My 2 Budgies are out all day - in a sense they live an aviary life-style - maybe next time I might reconsider .... but mixing species can bring their own troubles.
I was just checking out the homepage of the originator of this thread - that is a
Peachface
right?? About time I read this thread a bit more carefully!  |
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Monday December 17, 2007 2:21 pm |
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homebird
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a Half Moon has a light beak ....
Here's a Half Moon to look at.
http://members.aol.com/__121b_.....opKLmU2Q==
I was doing some checking - a very lovely bird to find & I guess a Peachface, from the dark beak!
& very nice homepage too.
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Monday December 17, 2007 2:34 pm |
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jletaz
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Joined: 28 Feb 2007
Posts: 1282
Location: CA, USA |
quote:
Originally posted by homebird
a Half Moon has a light beak ....
Here's a Half Moon to look at.
http://members.aol.com/__121b_.....opKLmU2Q==
I was doing some checking - a very lovely bird to find & I guess a Peachface, from the dark beak!
& very nice homepage too.
Hi Homebird... I was planning to get a Half Moon Conure before I got the larger birds. For one reason or another it just wouldn't work out, so I know it wasn't meant to be. I think they are absolutely gorgeous! I like the ones that have a lot of blue on the head too! |
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Monday December 17, 2007 9:23 pm |
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riffmax
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Joined: 18 May 2005
Posts: 207
Location: Florida |
Not sure about the Half Moon, but the Peach Front is a bit of a touch-me-not. I used to think she was not raised quite right but recently learned that it's somewhat in the nature of that particular species.
Just some food for thought. |
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Monday December 17, 2007 9:25 pm |
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