Bird collection

Macaw - Severe (More...)

The Chestnut Fronted Macaw is about a foot and a half in length and is crowned with a line of chestnut colored feathers across the forehead. The plumage is primarily metallic green, and the crown is blue. The shoulders are red. Severe Macaws have blu

Macaw - Spix's (More...)

Spix's Macaw is mostly blue, with its back and the upper side of its tail a deep blue shade. The head, forehead, cheeks and ear coverts are grayish with a blue tinge. The breast and abdomen of the Spix Macaw have a tinge of green and the underside of

Macaw - Yellow Collared (More...)

Male and female Yellow Collared Macaws do not differ in appearance. It is generally true that females are smaller than males, but size is not a reliable method of distinguishing sex. Some also hold that the males exhibit a larger yellow neck collar t

Meyer's Parrot (More...)

The Meyer's Parrot is among at least six different subspecies of Poicephalus meyeri. The distinction between subspecies has been difficult for researchers, though the Meyer's Parrot is the nominate sub-species and may be most easily identified by its

Parakeet - African Ringneck (More...)

The African Ringneck is sometimes confused with the Indian Ringneck. Separately they may seem quite similar, but if they are placed next to each other the differences are readily apparent. The Indian Ringneck is larger than the African. The Indian Ri

Parakeet - Alexandrine (More...)

The very long tail of the Alexandrine Parakeet can reach up to fourteen inches in length. The males of the species generally have a black and rose ring around the neck and birds of both sexes have maroon patches on their wings.

Parakeet - Bourke's (More...)

The Bourke's Parakeet is quite distinct in that its primary plumage is not green. Instead they range from grey to a beautiful sunset pink. It is the only member of its genus (Neophema) that lacks green primary plumage. They are relatively small, meas