Bird
What each species actually needs before you commit. Care values are coarse comparison scores drawn from veterinary reference material — they help you weigh options, and they are not a substitute for species-specific husbandry advice.
Parrot
- African Grey ParrotPsittacus erithacusExpert30–50 yrsCITES check
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatriaAdvanced20–30 yrsCITES check
- Black-capped ConurePyrrhura rupicolaIntermediate15–25 yrsCITES check
- Black-headed CaiquePionites melanocephalusAdvanced20–30 yrsCITES check
- Blue-and-yellow MacawAra araraunaExpert30–60 yrsCITES check
- Blue-crowned ConureThectocercus acuticaudatusAdvanced20–30 yrsCITES check
- Blue-fronted AmazonAmazona aestivaExpert40–60 yrsCITES check
- Blue-headed PionusPionus menstruusIntermediate25–35 yrsCITES check
- Bourke's ParakeetNeopsephotus bourkiiBeginner8–15 yrsCITES check
- Budgerigar (Budgie)Melopsittacus undulatusBeginner5–10 yrs
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicusBeginner10–20 yrs
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegansAdvanced10–20 yrsCITES check
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximiusAdvanced10–20 yrsCITES check
- Eclectus ParrotEclectus roratus complexExpert20–50 yrsCITES check
- Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriIntermediate10–20 yrsCITES check
- Galah (Rose-breasted Cockatoo)Eolophus roseicapillaExpert25–40 yrsCITES check
- Goffin's CockatooCacatua goffinianaExpert25–40 yrsCITES check
- Green-cheeked ConurePyrrhura molinaeIntermediate15–25 yrsCITES check
- Green-rumped ParrotletForpus passerinusIntermediate10–20 yrsCITES check
- Green-winged MacawAra chloropterusExpert30–60 yrsCITES check
- Hahn's MacawDiopsittaca nobilisAdvanced20–30 yrsCITES check
- Hyacinth MacawAnodorhynchus hyacinthinusExpert40–60 yrsCITES check
- Jardine's ParrotPoicephalus gulielmiAdvanced25–35 yrsCITES check
- Jenday ConureAratinga jandayaAdvanced20–30 yrsCITES check
- Lilac-crowned AmazonAmazona finschiExpert40–60 yrsCITES check
- Maroon-bellied ConurePyrrhura frontalisIntermediate15–25 yrsCITES check
- Maximilian's PionusPionus maximilianiIntermediate25–35 yrsCITES check
- Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeriIntermediate20–30 yrsCITES check
- Military MacawAra militarisExpert30–60 yrsCITES check
- Moluccan CockatooCacatua moluccensisExpert40–60 yrsCITES check
- Monk (Quaker) ParakeetMyiopsitta monachusAdvanced20–30 yrsCITES check
- Nanday ConureAratinga nendayAdvanced20–30 yrsCITES check
- Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonicaExpert40–60 yrsCITES check
- Pacific ParrotletForpus coelestisIntermediate10–20 yrsCITES check
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephalaIntermediate15–25 yrsCITES check
- Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusExpert15–25 yrsCITES check
- Red-bellied ParrotPoicephalus rufiventrisIntermediate20–30 yrsCITES check
- Red-breasted (Moustached) ParakeetPsittacula alexandriAdvanced15–25 yrsCITES check
- Red-lored AmazonAmazona autumnalisExpert40–60 yrsCITES check
- Rose-ringed (Indian Ringneck) ParakeetPsittacula krameriIntermediate20–30 yrsCITES check
- Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollisBeginner10–20 yrsCITES check
- Scaly-breasted LorikeetTrichoglossus chlorolepidotusExpert15–25 yrsCITES check
- Scarlet MacawAra macaoExpert30–60 yrsCITES check
- Senegal ParrotPoicephalus senegalusIntermediate20–30 yrsCITES check
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galeritaExpert30–50 yrsCITES check
- Sun ConureAratinga solstitialisAdvanced20–30 yrsCITES check
- Timneh Grey ParrotPsittacus timnehExpert25–50 yrsCITES check
- Umbrella CockatooCacatua albaExpert30–50 yrsCITES check
- White-bellied CaiquePionites leucogasterAdvanced20–30 yrsCITES check
- White-capped PionusPionus senilisIntermediate25–35 yrsCITES check
- Yellow-collared (Masked) LovebirdAgapornis personatusIntermediate10–20 yrsCITES check
- Yellow-headed AmazonAmazona oratrixExpert40–60 yrsCITES check
- Yellow-naped AmazonAmazona auropalliataExpert40–60 yrsCITES check
