Pacific Parrotlet, also known as pocket parrot, is relatively small among parrots. many.

Although the speaking ability of Pacific parrots is limited, as long as they have the patience to train them, there is still a chance to teach them a few words and whistles. The Pacific parrot is mainly distributed along the Pacific coast from western Ecuador to northwestern Peru by the Andes Mountains.

Chinese name: Pacific Parrot

English name: Pacific Parrotlet

Latin name: Forpus coelestis

Alternative name: Pacific Parrot

Kingdom: Animal Kingdom

Phylum: Chordate

Class: Avian

Order: Parrotiformes

Family: Parrotidae

Genus: Forpus

Species: Pacific Parrot

Named and Year:Lesson, 1847

The Pacific parrot is 12.5 cm long and weighs 33 grams. Crown, forehead, cheeks, and throat pale yellow-green, with blue eye lines behind the eyes, pillow and nape bluish-gray, scallops gray-green, upper back and small coverts to wing shoulders gray-brown, lower back, rump, small coverts and The axillary feathers are dark cobalt blue, the primary and secondary coverts are dark blue, the outer feathers of the secondary coverts and the inner feathers of the primary flight feathers are dark blue. The underparts are green, the sides and sides of the chest are grey. The beak is horny, and the eyes are brown. The female is green on the blue wings of the male, with a blue tinge behind the eyes and rump, the pillow and nape are blue-gray, the young are gray, and the underparts are pale.

Outside the breeding season, there are usually around 4 to 10 individuals in groups, and sometimes hundreds of individuals will gather in the feeding area. Natural foods include seeds, berries, fruits, and cactus fruits. The call while in flight is a hum and chatter. I like to take a bath.

Often home-raised Pacific parrots suffer from malnutrition, partly because the owner does not provide enough food to meet the bird's nutritional needs, and secondly because the bird is too Malnutrition caused by picky eating. The diet for Pacific parrots is worthy of attention by owners.

The main food for Pacific parrots is in addition to general comprehensive grains (such as wheat, sorghum, millet, sorghum, white melon seeds, hemp & hellip; etc.) or Artificial synthetic feed can also provide other fresh foods, such as: corn, carrots, peas, cabbage, squash and green beans & hellip; etc. (without cooking).

You can also add appropriate amount of sprouted beans and fresh fruit at the same time.

It is recommended to mix fruits and vegetables into liquid as drinking water, which can indeed balance the nutritional needs of birds. The following is the information on the vitamins contained in some fruits and vegetables into juice. Its reference:

1. Vitamin C (improves immune function): bananas, strawberries, apples, mint leaves

2. Beta-carotene (prevention of respiratory diseases): carrots, apples, oranges, bean sprouts

3. Vitamin B (to maintain the best condition of birds' eyes, skin and feathers): wheat, eggs, potatoes, yogurt

4. Vitamin Magnesium (helps to reduce the sequelae caused by stress and stress in birds): carrots, green cauliflower, spinach, lime and a little salt

5. Juices with high calcium content (helps bone growth): milk, dark green vegetables, diced oranges, yogurt, walnuts, a little parsley

6. Potassium-containing juice (helps the metabolism of cells in the body): lime, banana, celery, apple, white grape, a little cinnamon powder

7. Zinc-containing juice (to avoid poor secretion of the pituitary gland and insulin when the bird is frightened): white grapes, apples, spinach, a little parsley

These natural foods not only have unexpected help for the growth and health of birds, but also are not like synthetic vitamins, and eating too much will damage the kidneys of birds.