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Eclectus

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SPECIES DESCRIPTION

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Same genus, same species, but there are several popular subspecies: Solomon Islands, red-sided, vosmaeri and the grand.

Genus: Eclectus

Species: roratus

Subspecies: E. r. polychloros, E. r. aruensis and E.r. biaki (red-sided Eclectus), E. r. vosmaeri (vosmaeri), E. r. roratus (Grand), E. r. solomonensis (Solomon Islands)

Native Continent: Australasia

Probable life span: Up to 40 years.

Personality: Intelligent and curious. Love to interact with owners. Great talkers. Basically quiet birds. Not always big cuddlers (but can be), although they like affection.

Quotes from Eclectus enthusiasts:

"A friend of mine has an Eclectus and introduced me to him. I liked many characteristics of the species, like the fact that they have hardly any dander and are relatively quiet, are easy to train and have good talking ability. Also, they are gorgeous, and the fact that the species is sexually dimorphic was interesting too."
--Barbara Sanderson, a glass artist and doggie day-care owner from Washington

"I was also hoping for eye-catching beauty, innate intelligence, an ongoing, friendly nature, maximum speaking ability with minimal screaming proclivities, and playfulness without rampant destructiveness. Everything I read pointed to the gorgeous Eclectus."
--Jayne Meyers of California, who lives with a Solomon Island's Eclectus male

Quotes taken from Bird Talk August 2003

Housing: At least 3 feet wide by 2 feet deep by 3 feet high

Behavior issues: Don’t trim your Eclectus’ nails and wing-feathers too short because this can make them clumsy. All Eclectus need mental stimulation in the form of toys and interaction.

Medical issues: Feed Eclectus non-colored pellets only.

Unusual characteristics: This parrot is sexually dimorphic, which means you can tell if it is male or female by its physical characteristics. The females are red and purple/blue and the males are green.

Learn Why Eclectus Are A Calm Species

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