louder than tolerable levels, which should be kept in mind when housing the birds in an outdoor aviary. Before breakfast the group gathers itself and says ‘hello’ to the world loudly. Afterwards the day flows easily with grooming, eating, relaxing, eating again, maybe having a shower and – you might have guessed already – eating. In the late afternoon the birds come together again, chattering and gabbling, until they fall asleep after sunset. Lineolated Parakeets usually are peaceful


and inoffensive and therefore can be kept together with other peaceful parrots or finches. However, you should always make sure that the amount of Lineolated Parakeets outnumbers any livelier birds, such as Budgies. On the other hand Cockatiels, despite their size, are easily dominated by Lineolated Parakeets. It can be problematic to mix different


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birds due to their species-specific needs. Compare Budgies and Linnies and you will find two species from different continents with totally different nutritional habits, temperament and daily routine. Is there a way to satisfy both species in one aviary? Or - maybe – it’s better to keep a pure Budgie group or Linnie flock.


Slightly different from the rest ... There’s a big advantage of keeping Lineolated Parakeets in an outdoor aviary: they can breath fresh air every day, they can relax in the sun – and they can enjoy a rain shower. The latter is really spectacular because the bathing behaviour of the Linnies is – well – different. They latch themselves onto thin twigs or lie down onto gnarly branches, spread their wings and every single feather, moving around, writhing, just to


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