Hand reared companion Princess parrots from Parrot Haven Aviary

Princess Alexandra's Parrot, Alexandra's Parrot, Prince of Wales Parakeet, Queen Alexandra's Parakeet, Rose-throated Parakeet, Spinifex Parrot.

It is a fairly quiet parrot. The Princess Parrot is not shy and once acclimatised it is hardy and tough, sometimes often passive.

The Princess Parrot likes to go on the ground. A communal aviary with smaller species is possible.

They are susceptible to eye infections and because they like to go on the ground you will have to worm them regularly. We at Parrot Haven Aviary worm ours every three Months.

The Princess Parrot is olive-green but its crown and nape are slightly bluish. The forehead, throat and cheeks are pinkish-red breast and the abdomen are bluish-green. The upper tail-coverts and rump are violet-blue, while under their tail-coverts they are olive-yellow. The third primary feather has an elongated tip. The back and wings of the Princess Parrot are pale olive-green while the wing-coverts are bright yellowish-green. Their tail underside is blackish with pinkish-red inner webs. The Princess Parrot has a reddish bill and the skin to the narrow eye ring is gray. The iris is orange and their feet are gray.

The females come with a paler crown and greyish-blue upper tail-coverts. The third primary is without elongated tip. The wing-coverts are more greenish and the tail on average is shorter.

The immature birds are similar as the female parrots. The young Princess Parrot males attain full adult plumage from 14 to 18 months. They often begin early with courtship display and behaviour like singing, dilating and contracting pupils.

The Princess Parrot lives in dry areas with spinifex. He prefers an open, sandy country with casuarina and acacia trees, eucalyptus scrubland, grassland savanna with trees along water courses.

The Princess Parrot usually lives in pairs and sometimes in small groups. Occasionally it lives in larger flocks. The Princess Parrot comes down to ground to feed and is less shy then; otherwise it remains in the tree tops. The Princess Parrot is nomadic and has a very swift and direct flight. The Princess Parrot appears effortless in long distance flights at considerable height. Their short flights are mostly near the ground. Their call is harsh and unmelodious but the Princess Parrot seldom calls.

Their breeding season ranges from September to December, probably also at other times when the rain starts falling. In courtship display the Princess Parrot male adopts upright position with raised head feathers, a nodding head, open wings and spread tail running to and fro before the Princess Parrot female with pupils dilating and contracting.

Their nest in high tree holes or hollow branches of eucalyptus trees along the rivers. Their nests are lined with small pieces of rotten wood. Sometimes up to ten pairs will breed in one tree.

Clutch size four to six broad-elliptical eggs. The female Princess Parrot broods alone. Their eggs measures 27.4 x 22.2 mm (1.08 x 0.87 inches).

Always in pairs in outside flight with minimum conditions 5 x 1 x 1,5 meter (15 x 3 x 4.5 feet) with an adjoining shelter.

The Princess Parrot prefers seed mix of canary seed, various millets and weed seeds, oats, wheat and a little sunflower. It likes various fruit and vegetables, particularly apple and carrot.

It can be very fond of rose-hips and green food (chickweed, dandelion etc.). Insect soft food and sprouted sunflower are necessary for rearing.

This regularly achieved. The breeding period starts in September and extends until January.

The clutch will have four to six broad-elliptical eggs. The incubation period is 20 days, while the fledging period is 35 days. The young Princess Parrot are independent at 50 days.

It prefers a stump with 20 cm (8 inches) interior diameter and at least 60 centimetre (24 inches) deep with entrance hole 8 centimetre (23 inches) in diameter. Occasionally they breed twice a year.

The female often matures in first year, and the male from second year. Beware that most attempts to breed at this age fail. Other pairs kept in neighbouring aviaries stimulate each other to breed.

There are some mutations of the Princess Parrot. The most frequent mutations are white, blue and yellow mutations.

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Blue Cock Princess Parrot.

One of Parrot Haven Aviary's Blue Princess Parrots. The colour is striking and the Blue Princess is a favourite with visitors to our aviary.

The favourite fruit of our princess parrots is apple.

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