I agree, if a Cockatiel was "too loud" and "annoying" and "screeched all day" for you, then I don't know what species of parrot would fit what you're looking for. I have a female Cockatiel and she is the quietest bird I've ever know, hardly a peep from her...My male Senegal on the other hand is not at all quiet, so I don't know where you got that idea from, lol. I love Kane to death, but he gets going into these squawking episodes all day long, every day. He's well-behaved and very intelligent, and even cuddly to a point, but quiet he is not!
All I can tell you for certain is #1) Don't ever get a Quaker Parrot, not ever!, and #2) You're best to adopt an adult bird instead of a baby, because you'll then be able to spend some time with them and at least see what their personality is like, what their volume level is, how talkative/noisy they are, etc. That's the only way you're going to be able to even get close to what you're looking for, because if you bring home a baby parrot of any species, you will have no way of knowing what it's going to be like. Either that, or you must change your expectations and accept whatever personality you end-up with in a baby bird.
Thanks Ellen.
I have the feeling everybody is mad at me because a cockatiel was annoying me [emoji27]. You really should have seen how Pucca (she was called like that) was. She would scream at the loudest she could for literally 22h a day. Thatās why it was annoying. Even if she was with me she would be screaming. So I donāt care if an amazon for example shouts 2ā3 times ( a lot louder than a cockatiel) cause I know that they will stop.
I think I just had a really annoying cockatiel, I liked her but she would NEVER be quiet.
And about getting an adult itās a good idea, Iāll maybe do that!!
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I don't think that anyone here is "mad" at you because of your feelings on Cockatiels, I think that we're simply confused because in-general, Cockatiels are not AT ALL noisy, nor do they typically scream at all, let alone all day long. In fact, if you had not mentioned anything about Cockatiels in your initial post but had kept everything else the same and listed the same wants/needs for a bird, the very first species of parrot that I would have suggested for you (and that others actually did) would have been a Cockatiel, specifically a female Cockatiel! I grew-up in a house where both my grandmother and my mother bred many different species of parrots, but the main ones were Budgies and Cockatiels. So at any given time we had dozens of Cockatiels in our home, including breeders, babies, and pets. And then I started breeding birds at the age of 16, and I started-off with some breeding pairs of my mom's that included American and English Budgies, and Cockatiels. And I can honestly tell you that just as the other members have mentioned above, the Cockatiels were always BY FAR the quietest species of parrot all-around.
So what I'm trying to say here is that based on my long experience with Cockatiels (both sexes and all ages) and also on the experience of many other members, I don't think you should rule-out getting another Cockatiel based on your experience the female you had, as it sounds like something else was going on with her. I think that's something that you really need to consider, that for whatever reason or cause, something was causing that Cockatiel to act completely out of character. It certainly could have been caused by (and often is) an undiagnosed congenital condition/illness/disease, but quite honestly, in my experience as a breeder, it very much sounds like your prior Cockatiel was actually suffering from a neurological/behavioral issue that stemmed from the way she was weaned by her breeder. There's no way to verify this of course, but I'd bet the house that this was at least part of the cause. The constant and unrelenting "screaming", noise, etc. fits a bird who was improperly weaned, most likely force-weaned. Either way, no matter the cause, that particular bird's behavior doesn't fit that of a Cockatiel. So try to keep an open mind. It would be different had you owned multiple Cockatiels and every single one of them behaved the same way, but that isn't the case, and it's not the norm...Just something to think about.
***Adopting and adult bird who you can first spend periods of time with is always the best idea whenever someone has behavior/personality expectations for whatever bird they bring home, because you'll be able to observe the bird over time and get a really good feel for what the bird is like. And when I say an "adult" bird, just make sure that the bird is old enough that they've already gone through puberty, as often their personalities/behaviors change after their hormones kick-in. Most Avian Rescues allow you to come and stay with the birds for hours at a time, and you're usually more than welcome to come whenever you want to during their visitor-hours, every day of the week if you want to. That's the best way, really the only way to be able to find a bird that is going to meet your expectations, and even with an adult bird you still need to keep in-mind that their behavior will still most-likely change once they are in a new environment with new people, new schedule, routines, etc.
