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233,913 Live Views 356 In Crowd Parrotlets – Petite Parrots in a Pint-Sized Package

For people who want a bird with a large parrot personality without the large parrot, look no further than the diminutive parrotlet. These wonderful birds have all the personality of the large… Parrotlets – Petite Parrots in a Pint-Sized Package

For people who want a bird with a large parrot personality without the large parrot, look no further than the diminutive parrotlet. These wonderful birds have all the personality of the large parrots but cannot eat the dinning room table.

Recently, there has been an explosion of parrotlet popularity as pet birds. Being adorable, intelligent, playful and affectionate, the demand for parrotlets as pets is rapidly increasing. Most parrotlets are bundles of energy, spending hours swinging, climbing, playing with toys and interacting with their owners.

The exact life span of a parrotlet is unknown, mainly because they have not been kept in captivity in large numbers until recently. However, it is believed to be around 15 to 20 years of age or more. While they are not immune to avian diseases, if well cared for, parrotlets tend to be relatively disease resistant. If well fed, kept clean, not exposed to other birds and protected from accidents, most parrotlets can live a fairly long life for such a tiny creature.

There are many mispronunciations of the word "parrotlet" but the correct one is "parrot”-“let", in which the middle “t” is pronounced. It is also helpful to remember that it means, "little parrot".

Pacific Parrotlets

The Pacific or Celestial parrotlet (Forpus coelestis) is the most well-known and popular species of parrotlet. They are almost five inches in length and weigh approximately 30 grams.

Parrotlets are dimophic which means you can tell the sex of the birds when they feather out.
Males have a cobalt-blue streak of feathers extending from the eye as well as cobalt blue on the rump and wings. Females do not have this.


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