Pet Bird Species (31)
The most commonly overlooked fact about pet birds is how long they live. A budgie lives 7-10 years; an African grey parrot can pass 50 — which makes adopting a parrot a lifetime commitment, and occasionally one that is passed on in a will. Starting from that reality prevents most of the rehoming decisions that come later.
Noise level and apartment living
Canaries and finches are melodic and relatively quiet. Large parrots — macaws, cockatoos, amazons — evolved to call across kilometres of forest, and they do exactly that indoors. The dawn and dusk flock call is not a behaviour you can train away; in an apartment it is the single most decisive parameter in choosing a species.
Not a cage — a living space
Cage size should follow wingspan and movement style, not body length. Species that fly between perches need horizontal width; climbing parrots need vertical height. Several hours outside the cage each day is a health requirement rather than a preference for most species — birds that do not move enough commonly develop feather plucking and liver disease.
Intelligence and mental stimulation
Large parrots are often compared to a three- to five-year-old child in intelligence. That is a responsibility, not just an impressive fact: an intelligent parrot left without stimulation turns to feather plucking, self-harm and constant screaming. Each species page states its mental stimulation needs separately.
Small (18)
- Bourke's ParrotBourke Papağanı
- BudgerigarMuhabbet Kuşu
- CaiqueKaikuş Papağanı (Caique)
- CanaryKanarya
- Common ChaffinchIspinoz
- Common NightingaleBülbül
- ConureKonur Papağanı (Conure)
- Diamond DoveElmas Kumrusu (Diamond Dove)
- Eurasian SiskinIskete (Citil Kuşu)
- European GoldfinchSaka
- European SerinFlorya
- Japanese QuailBıldırcın
- Java SparrowJava Serçesi
- LovebirdCennet Papağanı (Love Bird)
- Ornamental ChickenSüs Tavuğu
- Senegal ParrotSenegal Papağanı
- Society FinchBengal İspinozu (Society Finch)
- Zebra FinchZebra İspinozu