Parrots are omnivores; thus, they can eat both vegetation and meat. Their favorite food is seeds and nuts. Besides, the parrot can use its beak to dig insects.
The most important thing that all bird-owners should keep in mind is that parrots are a bird species spending their most time in the day-to-day life to search for food.
If you would like to enhance the longevity of your parrot, a proper and balanced diet of fresh and clean food ingredients. But what is a balanced diet?
According to veterinarians, an ideal eating regime is as below:
The parrot is one of the most beautiful bird species in the world. Apart from its beautiful wings and feathers, its major characteristic is its special beak, which the parrot considers as its hand. The beak is important in the daily life of parrots. The beak is used for searching for food, climbing, holding and manipulate things. The parrot’s beak is strong enough to crack the hardest nut which is macadamia nuts or to crack a coconut.
The parrot has an exceptional life span compared to other bird species. The average age of a bird is about 6 years while parrots can reach 90 years old as the kakapo. So, when you decided to adopt a parrot, you should be ready for a commitment of many years.
Parrots can use their feet to eating. An ability that other bird species cannot have. Parrots are born with zygodactyl feet. They have four toes on each foot, two facing forward and two facing backward. Their feet are like human hands. It means that parrots can pick up objects with their special feet and even pick up food and carry it to their mouths.
The parrot is also well-known for its intelligence. The African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) can learn, remember and communicate with a vocabulary of 150 human words. The intelligence of parrots is proved by the ability to associate words they learn with objects or situations. Some avian experts believe that parrots have the logic of a four-year-old person.
So you’ve made the decision to enrich your life with a feathered friend.
Parrots are unique among pet birds in that they have the potential to be with you for your entire life.
NOTE: The larger the parrot the longer the commitment. Most of these birds require a lifetime commitment.
A parrot’s life span in captivity is considerably shorter than his potential life span. This is due to environmental factures. You can take measures though to ensure your Parrot is happy and healthy to maximise their life span.
Nothing happier than watching your birds healthy and how long they enrich your life is in your hands. Proper nutrition, veterinary care and your parrots mental health are key factures in the life span of your companion bird. Here are some approximate life spans for various species of common companion birds.
