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Hoffman’s Conure
The Yellow-winged Parrot (Hoffman's Conure) belongs to the order Psittaciformes, family Psittacidae. The body is green; the forehead, crown, nape, the area between the eye and bill, and the cheeks have yellow edges; the ear coverts are red. It mainly inhabits forest edges, especially dense woodland and secondary vegetation at tropical and subtropical elevations of 500-3,000 m.
Red-masked Conure
The Red-masked Conure (Aratinga erythrogenys), also called the Red-costumed Parrot, Red-headed Parakeet, or Red-head, has a face made mainly of red feathers and a mostly green body. In the wild it eats mainly seeds and fruit and is usually seen in pairs. It is mainly distributed in western Ecuador and Peru.
Orthopsittaca manilata
The Red-bellied Macaw (Orthopsittaca manilata) is relatively large among small parrots, with a body almost entirely covered in beautiful green feathers. Its featherless, striped face resembles a painted Beijing-opera mask and can turn red when excited. It feeds almost exclusively on the fruit of one special palm tree.
Cape Parrot
The Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus) has plumage very similar to most other parrots and is hard to tell apart without expertise. Its sex can be judged by appearance: the female has orange-red crown feathers, while the male does not. It is a popular, long-lived pet bird native to southeastern Africa.
Red-fronted Macaw
Although the Red-fronted Macaw (Ara rubrogenys) is the smallest of the macaws, its sturdy build is unmatched by ordinary parrots. Native to the tropical regions of the Americas, its wild population is now quite scarce.
Red-rumped Parrot
The Red-rumped Parrot (Psephotus haematonotus) looks from a distance like a miniature peacock from behind, with beautifully blended multicolored plumage. This parrot is mainly distributed in southeastern Australia.
Yellow-crowned Parrot
The Yellow-crowned Parrot is a very intelligent Amazon parrot with four subspecies. It looks plain and is fairly cheap, but has excellent talking ability; captive-bred birds are tame and interact frequently with owners, though most on the market are wild-caught.
Red Lory
The Red Lory is beautiful from every angle and is very common in Taiwan, especially in bird shops where Red Lory chicks are often seen. It is a fairly noisy parrot whose occasionally piercing calls can be unbearable, so before buying an adult, first assess whether your home environment suits such a noisy species.
Red-bellied Parrot
The Red-bellied Parrot (Poicephalus rufiventris) has two subspecies. Its sex is very easy to tell from appearance: the male has an orange belly and the female a gray-green one. It is among the better talkers of its genus.
Black-throated Finch
The Black-throated Finch (Poephila cincta) is a small, prized ornamental bird. It likes to forage densely on the ground in groups. Whether in posture, movement, or plumage, it gives an artistic enjoyment that relaxes and pleases the spirit. Its call is extremely pleasant; while singing it can also dance, often making people smile.