What Are the Common Small and Medium Parrot Species? A Full Breakdown of Their Pros and Cons

Pet parrots have gradually made their way into people's lives along with social trends, and they are appreciated and loved for their beautiful feathers and their knack for learning human speech. Nowadays many people like parrots and have started keeping pet parrots, but there are many species of pet parrots, and many beginners choose small and medium-sized parrots to keep. So today the editor will introduce the common species of small and medium-sized parrots and their pros and cons. Let's take a look together.

1. Budgerigar (budgie) parrot

A relatively small parrot, suitable for beginners to keep, hardy and easy to care for. There are many varieties, and some large-headed types even have international competitions, so bloodline and genetics are highly valued.

Pros: low price, easy to keep, rich variety of colors and patterns, and a few can talk.

Cons: not easy to teach to talk, rather noisy, and their intelligence and affection for people are just so-so.

2. Lovebird (peach-faced lovebird)

This is a small parrot, broadly divided into two major groups, the face type and the head type, with many varieties and rich colors, suitable for beginners to keep.

Pros: low price (the price of some varieties is hyped up), easy to keep, rich variety of colors and patterns.

Cons: cannot talk, intelligence and affection for people are relatively poorer than other parrot species, and they are rather bad-tempered and combative, known as the fighting cock among small parrots, so caution is needed when keeping them mixed with other parrot species.

3. Cockatiel

The most common small and medium-sized parrot, suitable for beginners. Gentle in temperament and high in appearance value, it is relatively favored by women. There are also quite a few varieties, with common ones including lutino, pearl, cinnamon, white-faced, pied, and normal grey.

Pros: many types, relatively cheap, high appearance value, gentle temperament, and relatively affectionate with people. Male cockatiels can learn to whistle and can even say simple phrases.

Cons: their constitution is somewhat weaker than that of other parrots, especially varieties such as lutino; nine out of ten lutinos are bald, and most are also congenitally nearsighted. Young birds are also prone to problems, so it is recommended to buy ones that are already weaned and learning to eat. They produce a lot of feather dust, so people with respiratory and lung disease at home should choose carefully. They are also rather timid.

4. Green-cheeked conure

This is a small to medium-sized parrot, and its varieties and colors are relatively not so numerous.

Pros: lively and active personality, relatively strong interaction with its owner, and simple tricks are easier for it to learn than for other species. A few individuals can learn to talk.

Cons: sometimes rather noisy, and aggression increases as it approaches adulthood, making it prone to biting its owner, so attention should be paid to training it normally.

5. Monk parakeet (Quaker parrot)

A representative medium-sized parrot with a high talent for language, hailed as the "poor man's Amazon". Suitable for bird keepers with some experience, and generally quite good value for money.

Pros: relatively strong constitution, hardy and not prone to illness, high talent for language; whether male or female, as long as it is taught properly, its ability to learn speech will basically not disappoint you.

Cons: nicknamed the "poop king", it poops a lot and frequently, with astonishing projectile force, even more so during the hand-feeding stage. Its call is rather loud and penetrating, and as it approaches adulthood some individuals begin to bond to only one person, becoming unfriendly to family members other than the owner, so households with elderly people or children should choose carefully.

6. Sun conure

A medium-sized parrot, priced somewhat higher than the previous few.

Pros: lively personality, brilliant colors, intelligent, and also fairly interactive.

Cons: somewhat higher price, loud call, and astonishingly penetrating voice, very likely to draw complaints from neighbors.

The above are the six common species of small and medium-sized parrots and their pros and cons. Friends who like parrots and want to keep pet parrots can refer to this. The editor reminds friends who are new to keeping parrots that you must be patient if you want to teach a parrot to talk.

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