Chinese name Feng Xuan parrot
Camry parrot, alias cocktail parrot
English name Nymphicus hollandicus
German name Nymphensittich.
Body length: body length is about 30~33 cm.
The average life expectancy is about 15 to 18 years (there is a Feng Xuan who lived for 36 years, but generally won't live that long).
[Edit this paragraph] Feng Xuan characteristics
Sex: Some varieties may need surgery or DNA sex identification. Have different external gender characteristics.
Ability to get along with other kinds of birds: not bad.
Native distribution: the rain forest area near the equator in northern Australia and southern Australia except the east.
Parrot Habitat in Feng Xuan: Almost all types of open land, like areas near water sources and caves with grain fields.
Status: It is common in some places.
Sociality: I like to work in pairs or groups. It belongs to a beautiful and peace-loving bird.
Migration: Have migration habits.
The longest known Feng Xuan parrot: 36 years old.
Color variety and quantity: Up to now, 18 different varieties have been found, and there are a few uncertain special cases.
The rhythm of day and night: day 12 hours/night 12 hours.
Wing length: about 16 ~ 18 cm.
Average crown length: the crown length of wild Feng Xuan is 4-6 cm, and that of domesticated Feng Xuan is 4- 1 1 cm.
Feet: Feet are suitable for climbing. Two of the four claws grow forward and two grow backward.
Cultivation ability: Have good personality characteristics. You can train to imitate whistling and saying phrases. Some people say that male Feng Xuan is easier to train. Many fans are involved in the debate about this fact.
Price: The current price is below $ 100. (Excluding the annual veterinary examination, food and toy expenses, etc.). )
Food: Wild Feng Xuan mainly eats cereals, as well as different types of shrubs, weeds, trees, grass berries and seeds. Feng Xuan, a pet, mainly eats mixed seed grains, as well as mixed grains, millet, pellet feed, fresh vegetables and fruits that canaries and budgies like, and there may be some additional nutritional requirements.
Minimum size of cage: the area is 0,75m2, the shortest side is 55 cm, and the height is 80 cm (the bigger the space, the better).
Personality: If you are looking for a pet bird crazy enough for you to drill a crack in the ground, you can consider adding Feng Xuan parrot to the list. These birds are very interesting. They like to do something you want them to do to get your attention.
Feng Xuan parrot is the first parrot that can play with parakeets with long tails as tiger skin. Feeding Feng Xuan parrots with a docile hand is very lovely and gentle. They are not as demanding as other parrots, but you still need to take some time to tame them carefully.
Speaking ability: Female Feng Xuan parrots do not have the ability to master a large number of words. In fact, many women Feng Xuan never intended to learn to speak. It is reported that some male Feng Xuan parrots have mastered many words, but not everyone can hear their voices clearly.
If you want your parrot partner to master more vocabulary, choose another bird. Personally, I don't think this is very important for choosing parrots. Unless you buy a parrot that can already talk a lot, you can't guarantee when it will talk.
Noise level: Compared with many other parrots, Feng Xuan parrots are relatively quiet birds. The foreseeable fact is that all birds can sing when they are excited. Many people think that women are noisier than men, but their tones are not higher than men. Feng Xuan parrot is recognized as an excellent apartment companion bird. Of course, the more reserved, the louder the noise!
Feng Xuan parrot is a small parrot in the family Nautilidae. Similar to the characteristics of other cockatoos, such as sunflower cockatoos, Feng Xuan parrots also have a head. In addition, Feng Xuan parrots and sunflower cockatoos have some other identical or similar features, such as facial feathers covering both sides of the mouth, which are rarely found in parrot species outside the cockatoo family. Unlike most cockatoos, Feng Xuan parrots have long tail feathers, about half their body length. However, the distinctive crest of Feng Xuan parrot will stand upright when it is frightened or excited, and the tilted crest indicates that the bird is in a relatively relaxed state of mind at this time.
Feng Xuan's feathers are usually moderately gray, the lower part of his body is lighter, his cheeks are orange, and there are large white feather spots on his wings. The female Feng Xuan parrot has a row of yellow spots under its wings, but the male Feng Xuan does not have this feature. There are other kinds of variation, such as Feng Xuan with yellow feathers. Female yellow Feng Xuan also has spotted tail feathers. Both male and female birds have yellow facial feathers: the mouth and eyes of the female Feng Xuan parrot are covered with yellow fur, while most of the head and front feathers of the male Feng Xuan parrot are yellow. Among the known birds, the male Feng Xuan parrot has a very strong ability to protect and feed its offspring. If the female cannot feed her offspring for some reason, the male will be responsible for raising the chicken.
[Edit this paragraph] Feng Xuan varieties
At present, there are only three breeds (some of which are hybrids) of Feng Xuan crane parrots raised in China, namely gray, suit and white.
65438+ feet are black and gray.
2. Feng Xuan parrots have blue-gray feathers and are covered with yellow spots. Other gray Feng Xuan parrots.
3. The white Feng Xuan parrot has white feathers, a pale yellow crest on its head and an ivory white mouth. The head, cheeks, mandible and upper throat are all pale yellow, and there are orange round patches on the cheeks. The feet are pink.
[Edit this paragraph] Breeding in Feng Xuan.
Feng Xuan can participate in breeding when she is sexually mature for about 8 months. The breeding season usually begins in August of that year and ends in June 5438+February. However, Feng Xuan can breed almost at any time of the year, which mainly depends on the suitable climatic conditions. There may also be several successive breeding cycles. Wild Feng Xuan parrots like to nest in relatively high dead tree holes, showing territorial awareness during breeding, and each nest lays 2 to 5 eggs. The incubation period is generally 19 days. Both parents are involved in hatching and brooding. Young birds can leave the nest at about 5 weeks old, and the size and diameter of eggs are about 24.5 x19 mm.
Reproduction: easy to reproduce. Feng Xuan, who was raised at home, had no fixed breeding time. Before estrus, she had a unique singing voice, flying sideways and suddenly turning around during the flight to show her flying skills. The male looks for the nest box, and the female lays 4 to 5 eggs every other day, occasionally reaching 8. Chickens hatch in 18 ~ 19 days, and become chicks in the initial growth period of about 33 days.
Breeding cages: Each pair of birdhouses in Feng Xuan needs a large space cage of 2.5× 1× 2m, or an area of1.5m. It should be frost-proof in winter, with room temperature above 20℃ and relative humidity of 45%-50%, and indoor air circulation should be maintained.
Breeding process: When a bird's nest is found in a larger aviary, Feng Xuan can easily start breeding by himself. Female birds lay 4 to 7 eggs and hatch chicks within 20 days. Generally, the public announces to hatch eggs during the day, and the mother announces to hatch eggs at night. Youxuan began to leave the nest at the age of 30 days, but will continue to be fed by her parents for some days. The size of the nest box can be 35×20×45 cm, and the diameter of the hole is about 6 cm. The hole should not be too high, because chicks like to peep out from the hole and make noises at the same time. The bottom of the nest box needs a thick layer of shavings.
[Edit this paragraph] Wild Feng Xuan
Wild Feng Xuan parrots are mainly distributed in all parts of Australia except Tasmania, and a large number of them are concentrated in the eastern region and inland areas with little rain, far away from coastal areas.
As early as 1770, the Feng Xuan parrot was named, and the naturalist who sailed with Captain Cook discovered the bird and wrote a report. 1832 was named nymphicus. On this expedition, Feng Xuan parrots were brought back to Britain and other European countries. There are no subspecies of parrots in Feng Xuan, although there are some differences in their geographical distribution.
Most wild Feng Xuan parrots live in groups on dead branches. They generally move around rivers and streams, and as a group, their range of activities is close to water sources. I believe they will take a bath while drinking water in the stream, because most Feng Xuan parrots like to take a bath.
Wild Feng Xuan parrots like to look for food on the ground and usually eat seeds, grass, leaves and bark (from various trees, shrubs and other vegetation). In addition, wild Feng Xuan eats grubs and other different insects.