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Re: Are YOU the owner of an uncommon parrot?

Postby Arshia » Fri Jun 29, 2012 5:48 pm

White bellied caique...Above Average, I'd say. But I actually have a question - how well do your caiques fly? Have you bothered recall training them?

And as for a rosella -OMG SO COOL YES PLEASE POST THE VIDEO :D
Also, is your rosella "cuddly" at all? I've heard they are only aviary birds. Where did you find yours?
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Re: Are YOU the owner of an uncommon parrot?

Postby pennyandrocky » Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:08 pm

i have a ducorps cockatoo one other on the forum has one.
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Re: Are YOU the owner of an uncommon parrot?

Postby terri » Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:22 pm

Pomlover2586 wrote:I'm not sure they are "uncommon" but my White Bellied Caique is the only one I've seen on these boards. We have a black headed Caique here too- but haven't seen a WBC :caique:

WBC have a harder time being bred,thats why their so expensive.[I would call them rare :D ]
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Re: Are YOU the owner of an uncommon parrot?

Postby terri » Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:25 pm

pennyandrocky wrote:i have a ducorps cockatoo one other on the forum has one.

Wondering where you were :D
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Re: Are YOU the owner of an uncommon parrot?

Postby Pomlover2586 » Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:06 am

our WB Caique does not fly- so i can't tell you how good or bad he would do with it- he is not flight recall trained.
Iago- WBC
Zazu- BHC
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Re: Are YOU the owner of an uncommon parrot?

Postby BudgieGirl » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:11 am

Are Cherry Heads uncommon?

I have a video of her talking and "singing." And by singing I mean deranged honking punctuated by squeaks, which we are pretty sure is when she was inhaling. I tried to teach her to sing You Are My Sunshine and that is what I got. :D
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Re: Are YOU the owner of an uncommon parrot?

Postby marie83 » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:21 am

BudgieGirl wrote:Are Cherry Heads uncommon?

I have a video of her talking and "singing." And by singing I mean deranged honking punctuated by squeaks, which we are pretty sure is when she was inhaling. I tried to teach her to sing You Are My Sunshine and that is what I got. :D



That sounds hilarious, have you filmed it at all?
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Re: Are YOU the owner of an uncommon parrot?

Postby cml » Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:20 am

Uncommon?

I have what I believe to be the only bronze winged pionus on these forums, as well as the only white fronted amazon! By that reckoning they are both uncommon.

White fronted amazons are really uncommon here, to such an extent that I called all breeders in our country when looking for a friend for Stitch. I ended up calling additional breeders abroad without finding a suitable parrot that was the same age as Stitch.

Thats how we got Leroy, after researching what species might work with our little amazon guy. Bronze winged pionus are really really uncommon as well, and there were only a few breeders in total of which none had any birds. I ended up picking Leroy up from a neighbouring country ^^.

So I guess they are both a bit uncommon!
Stitch (WFA) and Leroy (BWP)
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Re: Are YOU the owner of an uncommon parrot?

Postby Ducorp » Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:50 am

Ducorp Cockatoo here. not sure if thats an uncommon parrot ?
doesnt seem to be many about .

also got 2 hahns macaws these are not so uncommon. see them everywere
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Re: Are YOU the owner of an uncommon parrot?

Postby Arshia » Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:34 pm

Wow, cml! That's amazing - you actually went to Canada to pick up a bird? What a lot of effort for a pionus. :lol:
Just wondering, how's it's temperament? I hear they don't squeak too much and was considering getting one.

Is it cuddly? Is it playful? Can it fly well (if you taught it to recall)?

As for the white fronted amazon, I haven't even heard of them let alone seen them.
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