Cuddly, laid back, fairly quiet parrot?

[Pajarita]

Actually, adopting ensures getting exactly what you want much more than getting a baby which is ALWAYS an unknown.

I've never had a Meyers so I don't know but I had a sennie hen who was given to me because of her screams and we are talking a bird which was not ever caged and which lived with a lady who stayed at home so not all of them are quiet.

Now, in my personal experience, tiels only call when they have no mates (and I had a female who wanted a male who already had a mate and she did not only followed him around the birdroom, she called and called and called non-stop in a monotonous Peep Peep Peep all day long).

But I have a cockatoo that hardly ever makes a sound... so it's not so much the species, it's the individual bird. And that why adopting an adult bird always works out better when you have a specific idea in mind -like cuddliness or quiet or whatever...

[Michael]

Didn't read the topic... but a general rule of thumb is that the more cuddly/playful parrots are also the noisier ones.

[Eric&Rebecca]

Never made that connection Michael but you're quite right actually!

[marie83]

Just a point about adoption, yes you are more likely to get the kind of bird you want but do remember that parrot behaviours change over time.
I've known people get older birds who absolutely ruined them, the sweet, quiet bird they picked up turned into screamers/biters etc because the new owners did not know what they were doing. Older birds learn too and not always for the better but overall you will know the birds personality much more with an older one. Its always important to do as much research as possible in any situation.

[BirdyMomma]

I am the very lucky, relatively new mom to a Lilac Crowned Amazon. From the first day I met my bird, I was amazed at how cuddly he/she (don't know yet) was. I was able to pick Bacci up immediately, he was stepping up the first day (only 8-10 weeks old) and has never been nippy. In addition, Bacci makes very little noise, and what noise he does make ranges from cute little laugh like grunting, to pleasant whistling. I feel very very lucky to have such an intelligent, loving and beautiful companion.

[spiral71]

but any bird can have the capacity to scream and scream and scream. Harlie my female 'tiel is getting louder by the day, partly because its her breeding season now and partly because she is starting to test me with her newfound confidence.

My green cheek is also known as a quiet bird but when he gets going he goes on and on, usually I dont notice my birds screams but my partner does and he gets stressed by it which then draws my attention to it and then it irritates me too.

I actually think my partners to blame for the increase in noise, he just doesn't listen to me. so yea anyway part of the noise level is to do with upbringing but also some individuals within a species are louder than others. Even when my two were quieter they were still capable of screaming down my ear, making me jump and ended up with it ringing for the rest of the day.

If you want your partner to listen to you more, try stroking his rod.

theres no need to be crude!

[Rebellious]

Cockatiel all the way! Just...go. Go and get yourself a cockatiel right now!