MANY COLOURED PARAKEET (Psephotus Varius)


Ever in demand, the supply of young Many Coloured never seems enough, particularly if sensibly priced. Reasonable numbers are bred each year, yet the number of established and successful breeding pairs never seems to increase. As with Brown’s Rosellas, some birds seem to change hands regularly and some owners must surely be guilty of not giving their birds enough time to settle and breed, before swapping them for the next latest fad. Birds in the UK do vary considerably both in colouration and size, but this is also true of the wild population. The base green colouration on the cocks can have a turquoise blue wash and hens can be a base brown or closer to a dull green colour. The amount


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of red on the abdomen and lower breast is variable in both sexes, with some hens having red scalloping right the way up the chest. These characteristics have been increased by selective breeding on the Continent, where attractive high red bellied birds are now available. In my view this is one Australian Parakeet


Birds in the UK do vary considerably both in colouration and size, but this is also true of the wild population. The base green colouration on the cocks can have a turquoise blue wash and hens can be a base brown or closer to a dull green colour. The amount of red on the abdomen and lower breast is variable in both sexes…


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