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A brief introduction to the monk parrot
First of all, we need to briefly understand the life habits and personality of monk parrots.
Monk parrots are tropical birds from abroad and have no wild populations in the country. Usually living in tropical forest areas, farming areas, berries, shoots, seeds... Or feed on local crops, and occasionally eat some small insects.
Monk parrots belong to small and medium-sized parrots, adult monk parrots are about 30 cm long, wings fully spread is about 40 to 50, and the weight is generally about 100 to 150 grams.
Many people say that males will be a little bigger than females (I personally don't feel much difference)
Each bird will have a difference in size, and the data here is only for general reference.
Food selection
The food choice of monk parrots is very simple, and like small and medium-sized parrots such as Little Sun and Xuanfeng, grains can be eaten.
For staple foods, try to choose shelled seeds and match them according to the taste preferences of parrots.
Recommended staple food: yellow millet, millet, canary seed, hemp seed, sunflower seed, safflower seed...
Hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, and safflower seeds are all oily foods that can be added according to the weight and climate of the parrot.
Nourishing pills with guaranteed quality can also be used as a staple food and paired with other seed foods.
Recommended food supplements: dried pulp, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits
Fresh fruits and vegetables can give the parrot a vitamin supplement, but do not feed a lot of food, just feed a little occasionally
Recommended snacks: cuttlefish bones, health sand
Cuttlefish bones can supplement the parrot with calcium, and while supplementing calcium, it can also grind the parrot's mouth to prevent the overgrowth of the bird's beak.
Cuttlefish bones
Cuttlefish bones
Health sand can supplement parrots with various minerals and necessary trace elements, while also aiding digestion.
Health sand
Health sand
Cuttlefish bones and health sand can be used for a long time
water
If you use boiled water and ordinary drinking water, it is best to change it every day.
Under normal diet, it is not recommended to add various supplements to water
Introduction to common varieties
Green monk parrot
The green monk parrot is the most common on the market, the original breed of all varieties of monk parrots on the market, and the most skinny monk parrot in comparison.
Most of the body color is green, the top of the head, chest, abdomen, are gray feathers, the chest feathers are marked.
The price of the green monk parrot should be the cheapest in the whole range of monk parrots.
Blue monk parrot
The blue monk parrot is slightly rarer than the green monk parrot and is one of the body colors of the green monk's variant.
The difference is that most of the body feathers are blue, and the top of the head, chest, and abdomen are still gray feathers.
The price is a little higher than the Green Monk Parrot.
Yellow monk parrot
The yellow monk parrot is relatively rare and belongs to the high-end species.
The plumage is yellow throughout, and the top of the head, chest, and abdomen are lighter in color.
The price is relatively expensive, and it is not recommended for novice players.
White monk parrot
The white monk parrot is white throughout, as the name suggests.
The price is relatively expensive, and it is not recommended for novice players.
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There are also many varieties of monk parrots, such as gray monks, silver filaments, blue silver filaments..., I will not introduce them one by one, because this article introduces common monk parrots, and the most common monk parrots on the market are basically green monks and blue monks.
Pros and cons
merit
I don't think I need to say the advantages of the monk parrot, because most of the players who choose the monk parrot know it.
That is, in addition to the monk parrot's round and chubby size, its learning ability and language ability are really strong, and the monk parrot has a nickname called "civilian Amazon", you can imagine how smart it is.
The ability to speak is very strong, but it also needs guidance, the smaller the easier it is to speak, the larger the more difficult.
shortcoming
Disadvantages, I think it is still necessary to talk about it, monk parrots are good, that is, they like to "spray manure", which I believe that players who have raised monk parrots are deeply experienced, after all, it is known as the "mobile manure sprayer" species.
It is recommended to put a pocket on it.
Note (must read before buying):
Although some areas now allow individuals to raise monk parrots with legal identification cards, they are not common nationwide, and I hope that before buying, you should go to the forestry department to check whether the local parrot logo is recognized.
When purchasing, you need to check the qualifications of the merchant and whether they meet the legal sales conditions.
Monk parrots carrying logos are not allowed to be transferred, leased...
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