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Small species pet birds
Birds we classify as “Smaller” speciesÂ
Green cheek conures weigh 64 grams (cockatiels are about 100 grams – Patagonian conures weight about 280 grams, about the size of a Timneh African grey.
Don’t think for a minute conures can be classified into one size category
Large Canaries
Gibber Canary
Large Parakeets
Bourkes Parakeet – Canary-winged Parakeet – Crimson Rosella Parakeet – Derbyan Parakeet – Golden-manteled Parakeet – Grass Parakeet – Grey-cheeked Parakeet – Lineolated Parakeet – Moustached Parakeet – Plum-headed Parakeet – Red-rumped Parakeet
African Ringneck –Â Red-crowned Parakeet –Â English Budgies
Note: American Parakeets/Budgies may be too small for this category and instead check out the Smallest pet bird category for items and cages for them.
Cockatiels
Conures
Green Cheek Conure – Maroon Bellied Conure and many of these Conures
Parrots
Senegals – Meyers – Red-Bellied
This list is not complete due to the numerous varieties of birds and hybrids.
Medium species pet birds
Caiques
Black-headed Caique –Â White-bellied Caique
Conures
Queen of Bavaria’s Conure –Â Sun Conure –Â Nanday Conure –Â Patagonian Conure –Â Mitered Conure
More conures
Lorys
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Blue-streaked Lory – Chattering Lory – Dusky Lory – Rainbow Lory – Black Lory – Blue Lory – Blue eared Lory – Blue crowned Lorikeet – Blue fronted Lorikeet – Black winged Lory – Blue Streaked Lory – Brown Lory – Cardinal Lory – Chattering Lory – Coconut Lorikeet – Citrine Lorikeet – Collared Lory – Dusky Lory – Dutchess Lorikeet – Duyvenbode’s Lory – Edward’s Lorikeet – Fairy Lorikeet – Green Naped Lorikeet – Goldies Lorikeets – Iris Lorikeet – Josepines Lorikeet – Kuhl’s Lorikeet – Leaf Lory – Little Lorikeet – Marogold Lorikeet – Massena’s Lorikeet – Meek’s Lorikeet – Meyer’s Lorikeet – Mindanao Lorikeet – Mitchell’s Lorikeet – Musk Lorikeet – New Caledonian Lorikeet – Olive headed Lorikeet – Orange billed Lorikeet – Ornate Lorikeet – Palm Lorikeet – Papuan Lorikeet – Perfect Lorikeet – Pohnpie Lorikeet – Plum face Lorikeet – Purple crowned Lorikeet – Purple bellied Lorikeet – Pygmy Lorikeet – Rainbow Lorikeet – Red and Blue Lory – Red chinned Lory – Red Collard Lorikeet – Red Fronted Lory – Red Flanked Lory – Red Lory – Red throated Lorikeet – Roger Black Lory – Rosenberg’s Lorikeet – Scaly-breasted Lorikeet – Stella Lorikeet – Striated Lory – Varied Lorikeet – Violet-necked Lory – Weber’s Lorikeet – White Naped Lorikeet – Yellow billed Lorikeets – Yellow-Streaked Lory
Macaws (Mini)
Hahn’s Macaw –Â Lear’s Macaw –Â Military Macaw –Â Noble Macaw –Â Red-Fronted Macaw –Â Severe Macaw –Â Yellow-collared Macaw
Parrots
Cape Parrot – Ruppells Parrot – Jardine Parrot – Niam Niam Parrot – Princess of Whales Parrot -Tanygnathus (Great Bill Parrot) – African Grey Timneh Parrot
Pionus
Blue-headed Pionus –Â Bronze-winged Pionus –Â Dusky Pionus
White-capped Pionus
Large Parakeets
Quaker or Monk Parakeet –Â Alexandrine Parakeet –Â Barraband’s Parakeet –Â Derbyan Parakeet –Â Golden-manteled Parakeet –Â Moustache Parakeet
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