ECLECTUS
Personality
These parrots are very playful in a graceful way. The male is generally quieter than the female and a little less moody. The female is the dominant gender of the species. When the female reaches breeding age, she may become aggressive. It is instinctive and she will eventually calm down as she matures.The males have a reddish-orange iris. Their hair-like feathers are green with red under the wings and a beautiful yellow and orange beak. The females have a light yellow iris. Their feathers are mostly red or mauve with a dark violet blue mid-section and a black beak.
Most owners that have families that interact with their Eclectus parrot say they tend to bond to the family rather than just to one person, though they may still have a favorite.
Talking Ability
Many Eclectus parrots have very good vocabularies, and a number of sounds that they mimic. There is never a guarantee that a parrot will speak. The more time you spend talking to you parrot them more likely it will have a good vocabulary. If a large vocabulary is important to you, then adopt a tame, older bird that already speaks. |  |  |
Noise Level
The Eclectus parrot can be very loud when they want to be. A well-adjusted Eclectus will sit and play quietly most of the time. The noise is greater when there are two or more of them in the same room, or if they are not given adequate attention from their human flock.I highly recommend that you spend some time with an adult Eclectus before you adopt one. If you can handle the noise, which probably won’t be often, then you will probably love having one in your home.
Cuddle Factor
I can’t really say that these birds are known for cuddling, but that doesn’t mean they don’t like to be petted and spend time sitting on you or playing with you.
The Eclectus Parrot is unusual in the parrot family for its marked sexual dimorphism
in the colours of the plumage. A stocky short-tailed parrot, it
measures around 35 cm in length. The male is mostly bright
green with a yellow-tinge on the head. It has blue primaries, and red flanks and underwing coverts.
Its tail is edged with a narrow band of creamy yellow, and is dark grey
edged with creamy yellow underneath, and the tail feathers are green
centrally and more blue as they get towards the edges. The Grand
eclectus female is mostly bright red with a darker hue on the back and
wings. The mantle and underwing coverts darken to a more purple in
colour, and the wing is edged with a mauve-blue. The tail is edged with
yellowish-orange above, and is more orange tipped with yellow
underneath. The upper mandible of the adult male is orange at the base
fading to a yellow towards the tip, and the lower mandible is black.
The beak of the adult female is all black. Adults have yellow to orange irises
and juveniles have dark brown to black irises. The upper mandible of
both male and female juveniles are brown at the base fading to yellow
towards the biting edges
