useful for researching

[LordTriggs]

So I found this website that is super useful for looking into parrots. Has most parrots listed on the website with a general outline of their care and general infor but more importantly contains audio recordings of their vocalisations! Meaning you can easily figure out if you could deal with it without taking the plunge!

https://www.parrots.org/encyclopedia

 

[Scott]

Awesome site! I had fun playing various bird calls with one of my Goffins on the shoulder. He was happily grooming but snapped to attention with various cockatoo calls!!

 

[LordTriggs]

it's pretty good, they even have the call of Blue throat conures which is where I got an idea of the sounds for one I'm hoping to get. Find it a lot nicer than the usual GCC shriek

 

[clark_conure]

I dunno about this website I looked up my green cheek and not once did the bird say I love you or come on or whatcha doin, or just grunting nonsensical sounds. Although I must say Clark perked up like I never saw before....

j/k yeah it's pretty neat, should be handy when someone's like "what kind of parrot is this" post.

nice get.

 

[BeatriceC]

I played the scarlet macaw call and Charlotte gave me this look that said everything I ever needed to know about her. Basically, it was "Look woman, I'm eating, stop that crud and leave me alone."

Charlotte is not a morning bird, and she really isn't very nice until after breakfast.

 

[clark_conure]

LOL yeah sometimes birds are too busy to be bothered. Like when it's shirt picking the seems apart time.

 

[Tami2]

Awesome find!! :smile049:
I immediately added it to my Levi Folder.

 

[SailBoat]

Useful! It is in fact a 'great' resource!

Regarding your statement: " ...audio recordings of their vocalisations! Meaning you can easily figure out if you could deal with it without taking the plunge! ...

- I went and found the Yellow-headed Amazons (aka: Double Yellow-Headed Amazons) and listened to the audio and found it to be 'much' quieter that real-life! What was provided would be like our DYH Amazon's contact call heard on the other side of the house, separated by two closed doors and a vertical separation of upstairs and down the hallway. Julio's 'voice' would have a straight line of sight at 25' (7.5 meters) separation, times a factor of four of what they provided. Not quite blowing ones hair back, but at least feeling the breeze.

- Noted that they define the Amazona World at near 60 '*' Species and Sub-species. I knew the family was big, but was not aware that it was stretching the seams a bit!

Thanks for the source!

* FYI: Sub-Species found listed within each listed Species.

 

[GaleriaGila]

That's really fun. It's a saver! Ya never know when you might want to hear a Patagonian Conure greet the morning!

 

[itchyfeet]

Gail I'm so going back to listen to exactly that!! Not a species I get the joy of hearing in little ol' NZ.
Am I blind, or is there no IRN's or lovies?

 

[BeatriceC]

Gail I'm so going back to listen to exactly that!! Not a species I get the joy of hearing in little ol' NZ.
Am I blind, or is there no IRN's or lovies?

At least with the lovebirds you have to look them up by specific species like "peach face lovebird".

 

[itchyfeet]

Ahh okay. Little Skittles is hybrid, but then to be fair they probably sound the same really, and he's not picky, he'd take all the bird calls.

 

[GaleriaGila]

The Rb has taken to trading battle cries with what I believe is a little American Kestrel (formerly called Sparrowhawk). He sits at the top of his cage, screaming out the window... ACK AAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!! And the other bird returns something that sounds like AYYYYYYYY RYYYYYYYY!!!! It goes on for a while. Gets pretty CLOSE.

I'm struggling to get it on video.

What a fun thread!