FEATURE


THE CELESTIAL PARROTLET


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his bird is also known as the Pacific Parrotlet or Lesson’s Parrotlet as it was discovered by Lesson in 1847 and is 5 inches in length. Its native habitat is Northwest Peru from Trujillo and Libertad north along the pacific side of the Andes to Rio Chone in western Ecuador. They were imported into this country on a regular basis before the restrictions on importation of wild caught parrots came into force in 2006 and were fortunately well established in aviculture before this date because they produced a number of mutations and this ability made them popular with hobbyist breeders interested in this aspect of our hobby. As they are free breeders they are excellent birds for the beginner to consider especially if you are short of space to build aviaries.


Celestial Parrotlets are a big parrot in a small body, with comical behaviour and an adventurous nature. Parrotlets are tiny, streamlined parrots with wedge-shaped tails and large beaks for their size. Most species of Parrotlets are less than 5 inches in length, but much longer-lived than most other small parrot species such as Budgerigars and the various species of


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