Wishing for a Bourke's section

[buurd]

I wish the forum would consider adding a Bourke's section under Species Specific, that is apart from the Budgies/parakeets.

Bourke's are different enough from Budgies and parakeets, in many ways, to have their own section. From their observed behavior, to the fact that they have a different physical structure (they dont climb), they are different in significant ways. Their personalities and even the environment they come from in Australia, is different from Budgies and the other grass parrots.

Personally, find myself having to explain these differences over and over in my posts, so that I dont waste people's time in giving advice that might not apply to them.

Additionally, they seem to be growing in popularity. I think due to their pink coloring,maybe; or possibly because they are quieter birds than all of the other small birds.

However, the information on them, out there, doesnt seem to be growing much.
And I think it would be a good thing to have a separate area, here, where they can be discussed. Where new scientific and personal anecdote can be brought in, and be used as a resource, for people who have Bourke's


Also a pink parakeet emoji would also be cool. I can wish :41:

 

[Laurasea]

Awwwwwwwwwee! Maybe they will! I've never known much about them before, but I love pink!

 

[Rozalka]

Or maybe a section 'Bourkes and grass parrots'? This is at the other parrot forum. For many years they were the one genus but due other color, behaviour etc, nowadays they are 2 different genera. I have Bourkes too and I agree with you, they are different from other parakeets

 

[SilverSage]

I just met my first one the other day! For some reason I thought they were a lot bigger! Such adorable sweet pink beauties. I would love to see more discussion on them around here


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[Scott]

I will post a thread in the moderator forum to discuss. Over time the species-specific count has increased, will see what we can do!

Thanks for the suggestion!!

 

[Flboy]

I must say, I agree! Am very fascinated and attracted to these little fids!

 

[Amsterdam]

Buurd i didnt even know these birds exist lol thanks to you i know now what a fascinating bird this is thanks!

 

[buurd]

Awwwwwwwwwee! Maybe they will! I've never known much about them before, but I love pink!

The pink is eye catching, for sure

Ive got a couple of rosy colored ones, but my actual preference is for the 'normals.' They have an array of colors, all tucked under their normal wild looking top feathers.

I adopted my rosies, just by chance. I love them so much. Theyre a bit tinier than budgies, and other grass parakeets, and they arent an aggressive pink. Theyre mostly pink and pebbled gray. The first word that comes to mind, is diamond. I dont know if thats just my love for them coloring my perspective or not ;p They are petite and pretty, and have a soft chirp.

Since I have never had birds before this, I also didnt realize how much they communicate with their eyes. The are black-eyed, and my female especially has large ones that are so soulful. She truly is beautiful. I wish i had a good camera. I want to get some good pics of them to post eventually.

It's hard to say you love a birds look more than others, sometimes, but I really think your turquoise conure is absolutely gorgeous. The coloring, of the bright green and turquoise under the light, reminds me of a hummingbird.

 

[buurd]

Or maybe a section 'Bourkes and grass parrots'? This is at the other parrot forum. For many years they were the one genus but due other color, behaviour etc, nowadays they are 2 different genera. I have Bourkes too and I agree with you, they are different from other parakeets

Id be happy if there was a Bourke's AND a grass parrots section, separate, because I find that they Bourke's are significantly different from the other grass parrots. Nearly every reputable source goes out of their way to mention the differences. I really think they deserve their own special section. If only to not have to constantly explain over and over why things that apply to the other grass keets, do not apply to Bourke's.

I want to know more about your Bourke's! At some point, I would love to have at least a couple more that my guys can hang with, in their bird room. I find the other grass parakeets, like splendids and others, gorgeous, too.

Also, I see a lot of beautiful Chinese Crested dogs coming from Polish breeders. I love these little guys, and I love how they breed them in Northern and Eastern Europe to be thicker than delicate, like they are bred in the US.

 

[buurd]

I just met my first one the other day! For some reason I thought they were a lot bigger! Such adorable sweet pink beauties. I would love to see more discussion on them around here


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Me too! I met one briefly over a year ago, passing through a pet shop of all places. And the lil guy walked up on my finger and just sat there, and I fell in love. Maybe thats why the words 'diamond' and 'gem' come to mind, come to think of it

 

[noodles123]

These are cute! I Googled them based on this post----not sure I have seen them before! I hope you get your wish!

 

[buurd]

I will post a thread in the moderator forum to discuss. Over time the species-specific count has increased, will see what we can do!

Thanks for the suggestion!!

Thank you for bringing it up to the other moderators and considering it, Scott.

I think it would be an invaluable resource for Bourke's owners, or I wouldn't bring it up.

 

[buurd]

I must say, I agree! Am very fascinated and attracted to these little fids!

I forgot to mention, although the rosy ones get attention for being pink, they are called 'blue vented' because they have light blue to medium sky blue feathers on their under feathers and down

The normals have brighter blue on their tail feathers and patches on sides. I have always been attracted by blue feathered birds, and I find their colors to be so pretty, especially when there is blue and creamy yellow feathers in the mix.

 

[buurd]

These are cute! I Googled them based on this post----not sure I have seen them before! I hope you get your wish!

Birds are like stars, Im always seeing new one, like this guy, just now;

He even looks like he's wearing a galaxy of stars on his feathers, how magnificent <3

 

[buurd]

Buurd i didnt even know these birds exist lol thanks to you i know now what a fascinating bird this is thanks!

Aw youre welcome

Im kind of torn between not wanting them to get more attention, and wanting to gather more information about them.

I personally found these guys when I was researching which type of bird would be best for me. I just kept coming back to these guys. Even after reading up on them over a year tho, I found out there were things I didnt know about them. Some of the information regarding othetr parrots didn't apply to them. For example, they dont climb because of their physiology. And it's constantly mentioned that they are more shy. We'll see

 

[Inger]

Me too! I met one briefly over a year ago, passing through a pet shop of all places. And the lil guy walked up on my finger and just sat there, and I fell in love. Maybe thats why the words 'diamond' and 'gem' come to mind, come to think of it

I think you’re looking at the world through Rosy Bourke’s colored glasses [emoji6]

They are pretty little birds. I had my mind made up that I wanted a parrotlet when I got Bumble (and no regrets) but one of the breeders I contacted suggested a Bourke’s so I had googled them. I don’t remember what made me decide against, other than I’d already made up my mind.

and um MODS IF A PINK PARAKEET EMOJI SHOWS UP BEFORE A PARROTLET THERE’S GONNA BE A MUTINY! [emoji1787]


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[Scott]

I will post a thread in the moderator forum to discuss. Over time the species-specific count has increased, will see what we can do!

Thanks for the suggestion!!

Thank you for bringing it up to the other moderators and considering it, Scott.

I think it would be an invaluable resource for Bourke's owners, or I wouldn't bring it up.

Update: Request was endorsed by moderators and forwarded to our administrator. Please be patient as such additions are subject to forum software and programming considerations. (At some point the forum will reach maximum capacity for additions)

 

[buurd]

I will post a thread in the moderator forum to discuss. Over time the species-specific count has increased, will see what we can do!

Thanks for the suggestion!!

Thank you for bringing it up to the other moderators and considering it, Scott.

I think it would be an invaluable resource for Bourke's owners, or I wouldn't bring it up.

Update: Request was endorsed by moderators and forwarded to our administrator. Please be patient as such additions are subject to forum software and programming considerations. (At some point the forum will reach maximum capacity for additions)

Thanks for the update, Scott. My fingers are crossed.

 

[buurd]

Me too! I met one briefly over a year ago, passing through a pet shop of all places. And the lil guy walked up on my finger and just sat there, and I fell in love. Maybe thats why the words 'diamond' and 'gem' come to mind, come to think of it

I think you’re looking at the world through Rosy Bourke’s colored glasses [emoji6]

They are pretty little birds. I had my mind made up that I wanted a parrotlet when I got Bumble (and no regrets) but one of the breeders I contacted suggested a Bourke’s so I had googled them. I don’t remember what made me decide against, other than I’d already made up my mind.

and um MODS IF A PINK PARAKEET EMOJI SHOWS UP BEFORE A PARROTLET THERE’S GONNA BE A MUTINY! [emoji1787]


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It was out of the ordinary for me to adopt these two birds. I was waiting and planning for the right time. i was reading up on all kinds of birds, to find what I wanted to potentially adopt. A lady was throwing these babies out and after I saw how they were cared for (poorly, an understatement) and how sad and scared they seemed, I adopted them out of there. Best thing I did. I love them so much. As everyone on here already knows, bird/human communication is on a totally different wavelength. They are so magically special.

Anyway, that was a longwinded way of saying, that parrotlets were on my radar. Small & sassy? That is ususally the tyoe of animal I am attracted to, or the type of animal they soon become, after getting comfortable in the family. Lovebirds, too. The violet ones with the black heads, were so pretty. The blue ones, too. Lorikeets , splendids, gallahs... I fell in love with Gotcha the Moluccan cockatoo on youtube, but I knew I just wasnt the right fit for them. And then there are more and more birds that pop up,all the time, that are so lovely. I absolutely crush on Pionuses, and Ive never even met them. But I could go on, conures, blue fronted amazons, etc... Cockatiels! I love their funny personalities. I never felt it through looking at a clip of them . Only in person , did their cheeky personalities come out. One time I saw a singing myna. It sort of looked like a nondescript dusty brown starling, but smaller. There was nothing special looking about it. It had that starling frown, altho its beak was thinner and sharper. But it had the most lovely song. And it had a sweet personality. Ive never found a clip of it or anything online.

Edited to add: Hawk-headed parrots ! I love these guys, with their crowns. I would love to meet one, one day.

And of course, peacocks and button quails... Id love to have a little spread with those guys, and some goats, one day, maybe.

 

[Scott]

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