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Golden-collared Macaw
The Golden-collared Macaw (Primolius auricollis) is a medium-sized parrot whose sexes are hard to tell apart. Unlike large macaws, it is not highly destructive or noisy, and importantly it is good at learning to talk, making it one of the better macaws to keep as a pet.
Yellow-naped Amazon
The Yellow-naped Amazon is a parrot with outstanding talking ability; with proper training it can be truly astonishing. However, although it talks well, it can also be very noisy, so before keeping one you must be sure it will not disturb you or those around you. Of course, it has quiet moments too - for example, wild Yellow-naped Amazons are very quiet while foraging.
Cockatiel
The Cockatiel (Cockatiel) goes by different names in different regions; in Hong Kong and Taiwan it is often called the Crested Parrot. The Cockatiel is one of the most common medium-sized parrots in the world. Hand-reared young birds are very lively and love to bond with their owners.
Crossbill
The Crossbill, also called the crossbill or green crossbill, currently has three subspecies. Its most distinctive feature is the crossed upper and lower mandibles, used to pry open pine cones and extract the seeds.
Serinus canaria
The Canary (Serinus canaria) is prized for its beautiful, varied plumage and sweet, melodious song, and is regarded in China as one of the most elegant cage birds. Wild canaries differ noticeably in color from captive-bred ones.
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.
Green-Cheeked Amazon
The Green-Cheeked Amazon is now endangered due to habitat destruction and illegal trapping by humans. It is currently listed under CITES Appendix I as a protected species.
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.