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Rhesus Macaque
The Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta), also called the yellow monkey, rhesus monkey, or Guangxi monkey, is a primate physiologically very close to humans and easy to domesticate and breed. However, because many monkeys are now protected species, keeping a rhesus macaque as a pet has become a major challenge.
Slow Loris
The Slow Loris (Loris tardigradus) is a small prosimian of the family Lorisidae and genus Loris. It is nocturnal, moves slowly, and prefers to rest atop tree branches. In recent years, due to habitat destruction, hunting for use in traditional medicine, overhunting, and its own biological traits, it is on the brink of extinction.
Black-headed Caique / Black-crowned Parrot
The Black-headed Caique is an easily recognized parrot; from its name you can guess its head is black, like wearing a black cap. Because of this distinctive look and its playful personality, the Black-headed Caique attracts much attention and affection. Compared with some birds, it is long-lived, averaging about 30 years.
Blue-crowned Lory
The Blue-crowned Lory (Vini australis) has strikingly beautiful head plumage. It shares many traits with the scaly-breasted lorikeet, most notably a brush-tipped tongue that helps it reach deep into flowers to obtain food.
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
The Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus) is a beautiful parrot native to Australia. Playful and quite friendly, it is loved by many bird enthusiasts. Although not yet very common in captivity, in the wild it is a widespread lorikeet with a global population exceeding 100,000, and is one of the cheapest lorikeets in Australia and New Zealand.
Port Lincoln Parrot
The Port Lincoln Parrot has three subspecies in total. Owing to its wide distribution, its habitat is equally varied; it is mainly active in open eucalyptus woodland, shrubland, farmland and orchards, coastal areas, desert regions, suburbs, and parks. Populations in northern Australia undertake seasonal migrations.
Red-shouldered Macaw
Macaws are never small in size, and even as the smallest macaw, the Red-shouldered Macaw exceeds 30 cm in body length. Because it can talk, the Red-shouldered Macaw has found its way into many homes. With proper care it lives about 20 years, though records show the oldest individuals can reach 80 years of age.
Scaly-headed Parrot
The Scaly-headed Parrot (also known as Maximilian's parrot) currently has four subspecies. It is the most intelligent and most talented talker among the Pionus genus of parrots. It is mainly distributed across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.
Blue-headed Parrot
The Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus) is a relatively small, slightly plump parrot with a short tail that can live up to 25 years with good care. It is one of the more commonly kept parrots of its genus, with three subspecies that differ mainly in the depth and spread of the blue coloration on the head.
Blue-winged Pitta
The Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta brachyura) gets its name from the eight vivid colors on its body—red, green, blue, white, black, yellow, brown, and chestnut—making it a highly ornamental bird.