One of the most popular birds in America, are cockatiels. These small parrots are perfect for beginner bird lovers, people with kids and people that live in small apartments.
Parakeets also known as budgies are great too. However, they don’t live as long as they used to due to over breeding. Unfortunately, they quite often develop malignant tumors after only a few years.
Lovebirds, Quakers, and conures are great choices if you have limited space.
Macaws, cockatoos and amazons have beautiful and exotic plumage, are very affectionate and talk.
The biggest hooked beak birds of all times are parrots. However, they are very aggressive and can give a very serious bite.
Lorikeets and Lories have needs that can be very challenging. When they are in the wild, they love to eat nectar. When they are caged birds, they require a special diets and also special cages to hold their droppings. They can spray up to approximately 6 feet away. However, there are some people that prefer Lories because of their comical personalities and their devotion.
If you would like to read more about the various types of parrots and the stories of their owners you can always search online. The more research you do the better your chance of finding the right bird.
Once you have decided on the type of bird you wanted you have two options of where to buy them. You can buy them either from a breed or a pet store.
Pet stores are the fast and convenient way to buy birds however usually the employees aren’t very knowledgeable to answer any questions you might have. Also if you buy a bird from a pet store it is impossible to know the age, health or background of the bird.
If you buy your bird from a breeder, they are able to tell you anything you want to know about the behavior and care of the bird. They also sell younger birds that are more tame. However, there is never a guarantee that hand fed birds will remain tame. There are some breeders that have cruel practices.
There are thousands of bird rescue groups where you can adopt a bird. These organizations sometimes have actual buildings where you can see the birds, however most of them have foster homes where they care for thousand of parrots that are unwanted.
If you can’t find a rescue organization near you try checking out your local animal shelter. Some shelters that have dogs and cats also have a few birds that are up for adoption.