Large Parrots and small parrots, we love them all! Pet Parrots are just so adorable and loving, if you know how to take care of them properly. Parrot Care is an important issue and we will deal with this a lot here.
Pet parrots definitely come in a variety of sizes to meet every fancy. I don’t know about you, but many people are curious to know the size of particular parrots and their age expectancy before deciding on which pet parrots to think about.
Some pet parrots are very large but if you live in an apartment and want a smaller parrot then it is best to find out which pet parrots are better for apartment dwellers.
I have made up a list that will help you if you are deciding on which pet parrots to look into based on size and life expectancy.
Pet Parrots Based on Size: Largest to Smallest
(The Canary is not part of the parrot family but I have added it so you can get an idea of the size of the Pacific Parrotlet)
|
Parrot Species |
Size in Metric |
Size in Inches |
Life Expectancy |
|
Hyacinth Macaw |
88 cm |
34.64 inches |
55 Years + |
|
Hahns Macaw |
87 cm |
34.25 inches |
60 Years + |
|
Blue and Gold Macaw |
86 cm |
34 inches |
50 Years + |
|
Umbrella Cockatoo |
45 cm |
18 inches |
60-65 Years |
|
Moluccan Cockatoo |
40-50cm |
17-20 inches |
60-65 Years |
|
Blue Crown Conure |
37 cm |
14.5 inches |
25 Years |
|
Amazon Parrot |
36 cm |
14 inches |
50-90 Years |
|
Eclectus Parrot |
35 cm |
13.5 inches |
50-75 Years |
|
Green Parrot |
35 cm |
13.5 inches |
50-75 Years |
|
African Gray Parrot |
33 cm |
13 inches |
40-60 Years |
|
Goffin Cockatoo |
32 cm |
12.5 inches |
65 Years |
|
Green Cheek Conure |
30 cm |
12 inches |
25 Years |
|
Nanday Conure |
30 cm |
12 inches |
25 Years |
|
Sun Conure |
30 cm |
12 inches |
25 Years |
|
Cockatiels |
30-33 cm |
12-13 inches |
12-15 Years |
|
Quaker Parrot |
27.9-33 cm |
11-13 inches |
20-25 Years |
|
Senegal Parrot |
23 cm |
9 inches |
20-25 Years |
|
Budgies/Budgerigar |
18 cm |
7 inches |
10-15 Years |
|
Love Birds |
16 cm |
6 inches |
15-30 Years |
|
Pacific Parrotlet |
10-14 cm |
4-5 ½ inches |
12-20 Years |
|
Canary |
12.5 cm |
4.9 inches |
10 Years |
If you plan on buying a pet parrot then I strongly recommend that you familiarize yourself with proper pet parrot care. The Parrot Training Videos below will help you to learn to handle all types of parrot behavior. Please consider purchasing these DVD’s as part of your pet parrot care.
August 30th, 2009 at 12:02 am
it is so important to know the right parrot cages to choose, I got one from a pet store one time and it was toxic, the cage paint had not been tested and my parrot almost got poisoned because of it