Last Updated on December 22, 2023 by Mitch Rezman

Small species pet birds

Birds we classify as “Smaller” species 

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 – Red-crowned Parakeet – 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 – White-bellied Caique

Conures

Queen of Bavaria’s Conure – Sun Conure – Nanday Conure – Patagonian Conure – Mitered Conure
More conures

Lorys
(Click for specialized Lory food)
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 – Lear’s Macaw – Military Macaw – Noble Macaw – Red-Fronted Macaw – Severe Macaw – Yellow-collared Macaw

Pionus

Blue-headed Pionus – Bronze-winged Pionus – Dusky Pionus
White-capped Pionus

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