Birds are fantastic pets with unique appearances, vibrant colors, and musical tunes. There are various kinds of birds, each with distinctive characteristics and purposes. This article presents the most popular pet birds. (1,2,3)
1. Budgerigar (Budgie)
Budgies, known as the Australian Parakeets are popular birds around the world. They are an excellent choice for first-time pet owners due to the following reasons:
- Budgies are small, extremely friendly, and lovable birds.
- Male Budgies, in particular, are easily bonded with their owners.
- They come in beautiful colors, including green, white, blue, and yellow.
- They have melodic voices.
- They can live solo or in pairs.
- They can be easily trained to do fun bird tricks, such as talking.
- Also, budgies require low maintenance and care.
- With proper care, budgies live can for up to 15 years.
2. Cockatiel
The cockatiel is another common pet and makes a good choice for beginners.
- The Australian cockatiel is a captivating bird with a special crest and orange cheeks.
- The crest on the top of its head reflects their emotions; they are passionate birds.
- Although these birds don’t learn to talk, they can learn fun bird tricks, such as whistling at things they like and mimicking the sounds of phones, machines, and doorbells.
- It is recommended to keep this kind of bird in pairs and provide them with attention and time.
- Cockatiels can live for up to 20 years if they are properly treated.
3. Lovebirds
- Lovebirds are sweet, small birds that belong to the parrot family.
- They are also called pocket parrots.
- They are called lovebirds due to their passionate bonds with their mates and their owners.
- Unlike the popular opinion, lovebirds can live solo; however, their owner must provide them the amount of attention they need.
- Lovebirds can become aggressive if annoyed or need more attention, so they are not recommended in households with children.
- Lovebirds can live for 10-20 years with proper care.
4.African Grey Parrots
African Grey Parrots are not a first-time bird owner type of bird; however, they have stunning characteristics that many adore, including:
- African Grey Parrots originate in central African rainforests.
- These birds are the most intelligent in the world.
- They can mimic sounds and learn and speak a huge vocabulary.
- They need a lot of training, daily attention, and mental stimulation, otherwise, they can become depressed.
- They are large birds that require large cages.
- African Grey Parrots can live 40-60 years, so adopting them is a very serious commitment.
5. Canary
- Canaries are small, friendly birds with beautiful singing voices.
- They are native to the Canary Islands.
- They require low maintenance and are easily trained.
- These birds are curious and love to investigate anything new around them.
- Canaries live for 5-15 years.
6. Hyacinth Macaw
- Hyacinth Macaws, known as “gentle giants” are the largest parrots.
- They are large, cobalt blue, with yellow color around their eyes, and a curved beak.
- These parrots are very social and lovable; all they want to do is play and cuddle.
- They require large space due to their large size and are more costly than other birds.
- Hyacinth Macaws can live for 30+ years.
References
- https://www.thesprucepets.com/top-friendly-pet-bird-species-390535
- https://www.earth.com/earthpedia-articles/which-birds-make-the-best-pet-birds/
- https://be.chewy.com/the-top-10-best-pet-birds/