Common Forum Acronyms/ Abbreviations

[Terry57]

Bird Species


A
Alex=Alexandrine Parakeet
ARN=African Ring-Necked Parakeet

B
BCC=Blue-Crowned Conure or Black-Capped Conure
BFA=Blue-Fronted Amazon
BGM or B&G=Blue and Gold Macaw
BHC=Black-Headed Caique
BHP=Blue-Headed Pionus
BL=Black Lory
BM=Buffon’s Macaw
BP2= Black Palm Cockatoo
BTC=Blue-Throated Conure
BTM=Blue-Throated Macaw
Budgie=Budgerigar
BWC=Blaze-winged Conure
BWP=Bronze-winged Pionus

C
CAG=Congo African Grey
CBC=Crimson-Bellied Conure
CHC=Cherry-Headed Conure
CHL=Chattering Lory
CM=Catalina Macaw
Cockie=Cockatoo
CR=Crimson Rosella

D
DHC=Dusky-Headed Conure
DP=Dusky Pionus
DYH=Double Yellow-Headed Amazon

E
EB=English Budgie
Ekkie=Eclectus
ER=Eastern Rosella

F
FSC=Fiery-Shouldered Conure

G
G2=Goffin’s Cockatoo
GCC=Most commonly Green-Cheeked Conure , sometimes Gold-Capped Conure
GE=Grand Eclectus
GRP=Green-Rumped Parrotlet
GSC2=Greater Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
GW/GWM=Green-Winged Macaw

H
HH/HHP=Hawk-Headed Parrot
HM=Hahn’s Macaw
HMC=Half-Moon Conure
HQM=Harlequin Macaw
HY/HYM=Hyacinth Macaw

I
IM=Illiger’s Macaw
IRN=Indian Ring-Necked Parakeet

J
JC=Jenday Conure

K
Keet/'Keet=Parakeet/Budgerigar

L
LB/Lovie=Lovebird
LBC2=Long-Billed Corella Cockatoo
LC2=Little Corella Cockatoo
LCA=Lilac-Crowned Amazon
Linnie=Lineolated Parakeet
LSC2=Lesser Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo

M
M2=Moluccan Cockatoo
MA/MEA=Mealy Amazon
Mac=Macaw
MBC=Maroon-Bellied Conure
MC=Mitred Conure
MGM=Miligold Macaw
MM=Military Macaw
MM2=Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo
MP=Maximillian’s Pionus
MRHA=Mexican Red-Headed Amazon
MSC2=Medium Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo
MTC=Maroon-tailed Conure

 

[Terry57]

N
NC=Nanday Conure

O
OWA =Orange-Winged Amazon

P
PCL=Purple-Crowned Lorikeet
PCP=Pacific Parrotlet
PFC=Peach-Fronted Conure
P’let=Parrotlet
POW=Princess of Wales Parakeet

Q
QP=Quaker Parakeet (Monk)

R
RB2=Rose-Breasted Cockatoo(Galah)
RBP=Red-Bellied Parrot
RL=Rainbow Lorikeet or Red Lory
RLA=Red Lord Amazon
RM=Ruby Macaw
RMC=Red-Masked Conure
RSE=Red-Sided Eclectus
RSM=Red-Shouldered Macaw
RTB2=Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo
RTC=Red-Throated Conure

S
SC/Sunny=Sun Conure
Sennie=Senegal Parrot
SI/SIE=Solomon Island Eclectus
SM=Scarlet Macaw
SVM=Severe Macaw

T
T2=Triton Cockatoo
TAG=Timneh African Grey
Tiel=Cockatiel
Too=Cockatoo

U
U2=Umbrella Cockatoo

V
VE=Vosmaeri Eclectus

W
WBC=White-Bellied Caique
WCP=White-Capped or White-Crowned Pionus
WEC=White-Eared Conure
WFA=White-Fronted Amazon

Y
YCA=Yellow-Crowned Amazon
YCM=Yellow-Collared Macaw
YHA=Yellow-Headed Amazon
YNA=Yellow-Naped Amazon
YSA=Yellow-Shouldered Amazon

 

[Terry57]

Other Common Terms

CAV=Certified Avian Vet

FID=Feathered Kid

MBS=Multiple Bird Syndrome

OP=Original Poster/Original Post

Parront=Bird Parent

 

[Terry57]

If we have missed any, please post and we will add them to the list

 

[Rozalka]

Wow, once time I was thinking here should be this list You wrote more than I know

 

[Rozalka]

Lots of them I see for the first time and I have a question about LBC2 and LC2. No one say long billed corella cockatoo (or little corella cockatoo) but long billed cockatoo OR corella so I'm not sure if the aconym is correct. I was trying to find something which I know and there isn't but I'm not able I knew a hiacynth macaw as HAM but maybe I was wrong...

 

[Terry57]

We want to give credit where it is due, and weco started an awesome thread like this a few years ago. We just decided to build on his and add in ones that have become more common since his was posted. A huge thanks goes out to him for having this idea and many came from his thread

 

[LaManuka]

Thanks for this Terry! I was unfamiliar with a lot of these abbreviations when i first joined up so I when I saw the term U2 for the first time I thought they were talking about those four lads from Ireland

Your favourite Aussie niece however is feeling a bit left out. Can we add PCL to the list or is she just too rare and obscure??

 

[Terry57]

Lots of them I see for the first time and I have a question about LBC2 and LC2. No one say long billed corella cockatoo (or little corella cockatoo) but long billed cockatoo OR corella so I'm not sure if the aconym is correct. I was trying to find something which I know and there isn't but I'm not able I knew a hiacynth macaw as HAM but maybe I was wrong...

I included the two cockatoos because they were listed on a cockatoo page as acronyms for them. They may not be commonly used but decided to include them just in case.
I haven't seen HAM short for Hyacinth, but can add it if you are more familiar with that

 

[Rozalka]

I'll add one thing which many people don't know - nearby everybody who says that has a white capped pionus, in real it is white crowned pionus. They are two different species: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-crowned_parrot and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-capped_parrot I don't mean to change the name in the list, don't do it, you can only add as a synonym if you want but "white crowned pionus" isn't really used despite it's more correct

 

[Terry57]

Thanks for this Terry! I was unfamiliar with a lot of these abbreviations when i first joined up so I when I saw the term U2 for the first time I thought they were talking about that band from Ireland

Your favourite Aussie niece however is feeling a bit left out. Can we add PCL to the list or is she just too rare and obscure??

I am a terrible Auntie to Lilly! Of course I added her! She is rare and perfect and absolutely deserves her place

 

[Rozalka]

Thanks for this Terry! I was unfamiliar with a lot of these abbreviations when i first joined up so I when I saw the term U2 for the first time I thought they were talking about that band from Ireland

Your favourite Aussie niece however is feeling a bit left out. Can we add PCL to the list or is she just too rare and obscure??

I wanna PCL too!
I still remember the moments when I was thinking what mean OP, atm, fid etc


I noticed there on the list isn't GRP - green rumped parrotlet. I've seen it once time

 

[LaManuka]

Thank you Aunty Terry. Her Worshipfulness is appeased ... for now!

 

[Terry57]

I noticed there on the list isn't GRP - green rumped parrotlet. I've seen it once time

Thank you, I just added it!

Thank you Aunty Terry. Her Worshipfulness is appeased ... for now!

My pleasure, please extend my abject apologies (and extra treats) for missing her

 

[Rozalka]

I know what you missed - this is vey obvious but budgie also is an acronym because the full name is Budgerigar
Also, next to 'too should be "cockie" because in Austalia this is more common used than 'too
Another obvious thing: 'keet=parakeet
And I'm not sure if "bourkie" for Bourke's parrots also can be as acronym


I forgot: mac-macaw

 

[Terry57]

I'll add one thing which many people don't know - nearby everybody who says that has a white capped pionus, in real it is white crowned pionus. They are two different species: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-crowned_parrot and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-capped_parrot I don't mean to change the name in the list, don't do it, you can only add as a synonym if you want but "white crowned pionus" isn't really used despite it's more correct

Added the other in as they would both have the same acronym. Thank you for the addition!

 

[Laurasea]

If we have missed any, please post and we will add them to the list

Keets! Lol I call my parakeets / budgies keets...
Maybe I'm the only one tho...

 

[Laurasea]

I know what you missed - this is vey obvious but budgie also is an acronym because the full name is Budgerigar
Also, next to 'too should be "cockie" because in Austalia this is more common used than 'too
Another obvious thing: 'keet=parakeet
And I'm not sure if "bourkie" for Bourke's parrots also can be as acronym


I forgot: mac-macaw

Oh good Rozalka calls budgies keets too!

 

[Tami2]

Well done, my friend! Well done!!


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[Terry57]

I know what you missed - this is vey obvious but budgie also is an acronym because the full name is Budgerigar
Also, next to 'too should be "cockie" because in Austalia this is more common used than 'too
Another obvious thing: 'keet=parakeet
And I'm not sure if "bourkie" for Bourke's parrots also can be as acronym


I forgot: mac-macaw

If we have missed any, please post and we will add them to the list

Keets! Lol I call my parakeets / budgies keets...
Maybe I'm the only one tho...

Added Cockie, Mac, Budgerigar ,and Keet
Thank you!