Red bellied parrots are very picky about which humans they show affection to! They become very attached to 1 or 2 people but snob the attention or even the treats of others.
3.What’s your name?
Leg bands can help identify your parrot if it gets lost. While a thief can clip it off, an honest person may bring it to the shelter once it realizes that it belongs to someone. However, leg bands can get caught in a toy. The safer but more expensive alternative is the microchip, which is not only safer, but can’t be removed.
“Poicephalus” is Latin for ‘many colored head.” A pretty apt name for a bird whose plumage can change according to sex, variety, and even age! The only color you can’t find on the poicephalus is blue.
5.Ripe old age.
Did you know that Cape parrots can live up to 60 years old? They can even outlive their owners! However, the average lifespan is 40 years.
The only two varieties of the Poicephalus parrot that you can hybrid are the jardines and the cape carrot.
7.Keep your hands where I can see them!
Poicephalus parrots can panic if the hand approaches them from above. They feel smaller and under attack, and think that a predator is sweeping over them. Always approach the parrots from eye level.
8.Male or female?
9.This place is mine!
Poicephalus parrots tend to get territorial so they shouldn’t be mixed with other birds, especially during mating or nesting season.
Some owners fear that the parrots have caught their cold because they start sneezing and coughing soon after. While birds can get sick, most human virus just don’t transfer to birds. They’re just copying the sounds they hear, and they think it’s funny to see our reactions. They even bask in the attention and worry!