FEATURE Splendid Grass Parakeet


As a fairly reliable and unfussy breeding bird, the number of youngsters available is already increasing; with I am sure, prices certain to balance out in the near future. Most birds are very robust, though a few smaller birds have come in from the Continent. A dark factor mutation has appeared in Belgium, though all the birds I have seen have been of a particularly poor size and feather quality.


PILEATED PARAKEET (Purpureicephalus Spurius) Possibly due to an over expressed reputation for destructiveness or timidity, or even the dull colouration of the juvenile birds, Pileated Parakeets have never been as popular as other brightly coloured Parakeets. Good numbers were bred during the 90s, with the price dropping sharply. The result was that many good breeding pairs were dispersed and numbers crashed over recent years. Thankfully a number of breeders have put down pairs of British or Continental birds over the last 2 or 3 years, though prices remain very high. As a fairly reliable and unfussy breeding bird, the number of youngsters available is already increasing; with I am sure, prices certain to balance out in the near future. Most birds are very robust, though a few smaller birds have come in from the Continent. A dark factor mutation has appeared in Belgium, though all the birds I have seen have been of a particularly poor size and feather quality.


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