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This little fellow is a Buru King-Parrot. I saw it at a wildlife reservation especially for birds in Walsrode, northern Germany.
It was so busy, it had to walk around all the time. Doesn't it look like a little professor starting a lecture on something?
Here are some information about these parrots:
The Amboina King (Alisterus amboinensis) is also known as Moluccan King Parrot, Ambon King Parrot or Amboina Green-Winged King Parro. This beautiful king parrot is endemic to the islands of Moluccas and New Guinea. Found primarily in humid forests, the Amboina King Parrot is most comfortable where the climate is quite warm and damp.
Predation and loss of habitat have lowered the population of the Amboina King Parrot drastically, and they are now "near-threatened" in conservation status.
Description:
These parrots can only be described as serene, sophisticated and strikingly beautiful due to their well-defined, bright coloration of their plumage.
At 14 to 19 inches (35 centimeters), the Amboina King Parrot is considered one of mid-size to larger parrot breeds. They primary plumage is red, with bright green wings, bright blue backs, rumps, tail coverts and wing coverts. The top of the tail is usually black with vivid blue highlights. Their underside is dark gray or black with pink markings on the margins and their feet are gray.
Males and females look alike and DNA testing is necessary to determine the sex of a bird.
They are physically and sexually mature at twelve months of age.
Personality:
Amboinas are not only incredibly beautiful, but also quiet (other than the occasional shrill sentinel call) and gentle in nature. They are quite different from other parrot species that tend to be noisier, more destructive and more aggressive than they tend to be.
They are not known to be cuddly birds, but these gentle creatures do become very confiding and have a knack for entertaining themselves. Because they are so quiet and colorful they are very much in demand as aviary birds.
Amboinas are social birds and do require daily interaction with their flock. (excerpt taken from: http://www.avianweb.com/amboinakingparrot.html)
Any comments and critiques are as always appreciated.
Regards, Britta |
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