Is your parrot New or Old World?

[plumsmum2005]

Enclosing some links on the subject of New and Old World Parrots.

It is something I had to look up so thought I'd link it for others.


https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/new-world-parrots-conures-amazons-macaws/

** see bottom of the page re PBFD disease too

and also

http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/why-you-should-keep-certain-parrot-species-separated/

Loires, Lovebirds & Old World Parrot family Psittaculidae

Happy reading

 

[Allee]

Thank you, K, very interesting reading! Only two of my six birds are New World Parrots, just my quakers.

 

[RavensGryf]

4 Old World, 1 New World. Only my Pionus is NW. Of the birds I've had in the past, all but a couple have been Old World as well.

 

[henpecked]

Well, it's just me but I'm an old world bird kind of guy. I do have tiels and love themlike crazy, but I'm an old world guy.

 

[Flboy]

Well, it's just me but I'm an old world bird kind of guy. I do have tiels and love themlike crazy, but I'm an old world guy.

I am so lost, I thought cocktails were old world and Amazons were new world??

---cockatiels----

 

[plumsmum2005]

Well, it's just me but I'm an old world bird kind of guy. I do have tiels and love themlike crazy, but I'm an old world guy.

That's okay then - please don't change, will you, we all appreciate you for just how you are!

 

[plumsmum2005]

@ Flboy : "I am so lost, I thought cocktails were old world and Amazons were new world??"

Don't you put cherries in those LOL

 

[henpecked]

You're right. I had it backward. I'm an new world type of guy. But i still love my tiels.

 

[SailBoat]

I am so New World and worst yet, I'm an Amazon Snob. Why, because Amazon's Have More Fun. An Amazon in bright Sun Light, truly breath-taking.

 

[anita1216]

We have both, but I'm partial to the Old World species. Love my conures and parrotlets, but the Poicephalus species have my heart!

 

[RavensGryf]

but the Poicephalus species have my heart!

Same here! I wish I could have one of each, but that would be too many birds for me lol

 

[itchyfeet]

Heh, I'm an old world girl through and through - would have thought the IRN was new world - would like to add a grey....

 

[cpsseals]

New world kinda guy, guess that makes me sensitive and in touch with my feelings. Amazons and Macaws all the way.

 

[JerseyWendy]

100% New World here. Not so sure if I'm in touch with my feelings though. LMAO!

 

[Ginnybird]

I started off more interested in Old Worlders, but so far every time I connect with a bird I meet (I dig you, you dig me, we seem to get each other), it's another type of Amazon. They're insidious, lol.