Parrots with bright coats and good language skills are favorite pets of many citizens. However, most of the species of this parrot-shaped bird are precious and endangered wild animals and are protected by the state. In 2021, the State Forestry and Grassland Administration will conduct a pilot label management pilot for four types of artificially farmed parrots, including Fei's peony parrot, in Henan Province. Currently, there are already merchants selling these parrot species in the Guangxi Flower and Bird Market. In this regard, the Autonomous Region Forestry Bureau stated that Guangxi does not belong to the pilot province (region). In view of this, whether it is possible to purchase such parrots with special logos in Henan Province as pets across provinces will be determined after the State Forestry and Grassland Administration officially promulgates the Administrative Measures for Special Logos for Terrestrial Wildlife.

The beautiful parrot is very eye-catching.

Pet parrots different colors

On April 29, in the fish, insect and bird area of the Guangxi Flower and Bird Market, the parrots were calling one after another, and all kinds of beautiful parrots were in cages The budgie is the most common pet bird.

In the IUCN Red List of endangered species, budgerigars belong to the Least Concern (LC) level, and the market price is about 35 yuan per bird. Because budgerigars are imported species and have no wild distribution in China, they are not national protected animals.

Parrots are divided into hand-raising and cage-raising. Although the appearance is the same, the price, character and interaction are very different.

A row of parrots with similar appearance but different colors are standing on a piece of wood. They belong to the conure family and are called little sun by parrot players.

You can raise a little sun for 800 yuan each. A store owner said that this sticky medium-sized parrot is a breed that many players like, and the price far exceeds that of ordinary budgerigars.

It is understood that in addition to the common budgerigars, Fei's peony, monks, and little suns are all the parrot species that citizens prefer. Among them, the price of Fei's peony is slightly lower, the price of caged peony is 90 yuan/piece, while the price of hand-raised monk parrot is as high as 2,000 yuan/piece.

In a shop in the Flower and Bird Market, there are parrots of various colors.

Most parrot species are national protected animals

The reporter learned that a total of 9 types of parrots have been included in the newly adjusted List of National Key Protected Wild Animals. They are short-tailed Parrots, blue-rumped parrots, Alexander parrots, red-necked parrots, blue-headed parrots, grey-headed parrots, flower-headed parrots, large purple-breasted parrots, and red-breasted parrots.

In CITES, species of parrots that are not classified as endangered species of wild animals and plants include peach-faced peony, budgerigar, cockatoo and red-collared green parrot , but the red-collared green parrot is included in the National Key Protected Wildlife List.

To sum up, the parrots that can be legally raised in my country are the peach-faced peony parrot, budgerigar and cockatiel (that is, cockatiel), and all other parrots belong to the national key protected animals.

The macaw native to the tropical regions of the Americas is loved by many birders, but the species is a protected species and is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2012. Hu Fengxia, the manager of the bird area of Nanning Zoo, told reporters that last year, the zoo received a macaw sent by citizens. She said: It was probably given by a friend. After knowing that it was to protect animals, it was sent to us.

A shop owner showed the reporter a parrot certificate .

4 species of parrots are from Henan

In the flower and bird market, why can the store openly sell parrots of Fei's peony, monk, little sun and other species?

The store owner showed the reporter a special identification card for Chinese wildlife management of Fei's peony parrot. Scan the QR code on the card and you can see that the users of these parrot logos are all from Shangqiu, Henan, and the issuing unit It is the National Wildlife Research and Development Center of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration.

“Every parrot has a foot ring logo on the foot, and these are safe to keep.” A shop owner said that although the parrots look different, they all wear a ring on their feet. The same foot ring, and has an exclusive number label.

It is understood that in 2021, according to the State Forestry and Grassland Administration's Letter on Properly Solving Problems Related to Artificial Breeding of Parrots (Lin Hufa [2021] No. 29), Henan Province will become the first artificial breeding in my country. The pilot program for the management of special logos for parrots is to carry out a pilot program for the management of special logos for four species of parrots that are not naturally distributed in the wild and are artificially bred in China, such as the peony parrot, the purple-bellied lorikeet, the green-cheeked conure, and the monk parrot, and are sold by the logo.

A shop owner said that most of the parrots currently sold are from Shangqiu, Henan. Buyers can get a two-dimensional code identification card when they buy a bird, and this identification card is the parrot's. Legal ID with detailed information in it.

Parrots with gorgeous feathers and good language skills are endearing.

The application for the special logo of 4 species of parrots will not be accepted for the time being

Since there are parrots with special logos in the market, can they be purchased as pets?

The Autonomous Region Forestry Bureau stated that in view of the fact that the State Forestry and Grassland Administration has not yet issued the Administrative Measures for Special Labels for Terrestrial Wildlife, and Guangxi does not belong to Fei's peony parrots, purple-bellied lorikeets, and green-cheeked cone-tails The pilot provinces (autonomous regions) of 4 kinds of parrot special logos such as parrot and monk parrot, and cross-provincial purchase of parrots with such special logo in Henan Province will be confirmed after the State Forestry and Grassland Administration officially promulgates the Administrative Measures for Special Labels for Terrestrial Wildlife. The application for special labels of the above-mentioned species is not accepted for the time being. Therefore, if the breeding subject who has obtained the domestication and breeding license according to law needs to sell or purchase the above-mentioned parrots and other key protected terrestrial wild animals and their products, it still needs to be approved by the forestry authority of the autonomous region.