

The Eclectus
Fast Facts
Males and females look completely different (sexually dimorphic)
Males and females bond for life
Males and females bond for life
Eclectus Native Region & Natural Habitat
Solomon and the Southern Moluccas Islands, New Guinea, and parts of Australia.
Semi-tropical, monsoon rainforests and lowland forests
Bird
SenegalEclectus
Vasa Parrot
Lilac Crowned Amazon
Yellow Naped Amazon Parrot
Orange Winged Amazon Parrot
Double Yellow Headed Amazon Parrot
Meyer’s Parrot
Timneh African Grey Parrot
Congo African Grey Parrot
Caiques
Black capped caiqueWhite bellied caique
Canaries
Song CanaryRed Factor Canary
Cockatoos & Cockatiels
Umbrella CockatooCitron-crested Cockatoo
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Moluccan Cockatoo
Goffin’s Cockatoo
Cockatiel
Conures
Sun ConureGolden Conure
Nanday Conure
Jenday Conure
Green Cheeked Conure
Blue Crowned Conure
Finches
Zebra FinchSociety Finch
Spice Finch
Owl Finch
Gouldian Finch
Lovebirds
Peach Faced LovebirdFischer’s Lovebird
Macaws
Scarlet MacawHyacinth Macaw
Hahns Macaw
Green Winged Macaw
Blue and Gold Macaw
Parakeets (Budgie)
Quaker ParakeetIndian Ring Necked Parakeet
Alexandrine Parakeet
Parakeet (Budgie)
Parrotlets
Pacific ParrotletPionus
White Capped PionusBlue Headed Pionus
Rosellas
Golden Mantled RosellaCrimson Rosella
Softbills
LorikeetAracaris (medium-sized toucans)
Toucan (toucans & toucanettes of varied sizes)
Mynah
Lories
Eclectus Care, Feeding and Behavior
Freshwater/pellets (some think they do better with natural-colored pellets)/significant amount of vitamin A-rich fresh produce daily, a large cage with levels to climb, numerous toys for chewing on and for foraging, exposure to radio or television when alone to keep company, a large amount of time out of cage daily to socialize, annual veterinary check-ups, regular nail clipping +/- misting to bathe, exposure to artificial UV light if kept indoors, maybe housed singly or with opposite sex mate
active, playful, even-tempered, dominant females, submissive males
psittacine beak and feather disease, polyomavirus, feather picking, behavioral toe-tapping/twitching, vitamin A deficiency
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