Congo African Grey Parrot - Psittacus Erithacus
The grey parrot (Psittacus Erithacus), also known as the Congo grey parrot or African grey parrot, is an Old World parrot in the family Psittacidae.
The grey parrot is a medium-sized, predominantly grey, black-billed parrot. Its typical weight is 400 g (0.88 lb), with a length around 13 inches and a wingspan of 18–20 inches. It has darker grey over the head and both wings, while the head and body feathers have a slight white edge to them. The tail feathers are red. Due to selection by parrot breeders, some grey parrots are partly or completely red. Both sexes appear similar. The colouration of juveniles is similar to that of adults, but the eye is typically dark grey to black, in comparison to the yellow irises around dark eyes of the adult birds.The undertail coverts are also tinged with grey. The adults weigh 0.922–1.160 lbs.
Grey parrots may live for 40–60 years in captivity, although their mean lifespan in the wild appears to be shorter at about 23 years.
In 2019 the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (known as CITES) moved the African Grey parrot from a list of threatened species to the list of endangered species. This drastically reduced the number of baby greys that can be removed from the wild and imported into the United States. African Greys are now difficult to find in the retail channels, and the price has risen accordingly. We're honored to have 5 pairs of these beautiful birds in our breeding program.
Our adult breeding pairs are not for sale.
This is Zoe and Dexter. They are in their early 20's. They are also chatter boxes. Each morning when we check on them we are greeted with "Good Morning" and "Hello". Zoe tells me the secrets of the universe, at least according to her. I can't always understand what she's saying, but she certainly has a lot on her mind. Zoe likes to remind me not to swear, by swearing herself. Dexter and Zoey are an old married couple. Sometimes Dexter is sweet to her, sometimes he ignores her. Dexter is very rude to the humans that feed him, and when Zoey has had enough she says "Uh-Oh!" and bites him. They do not breed.
Merlin and Miss B joined us in 2020. Merlin is an older male around 20 years old and Miss B is less than 10 years old. Miss B came from a home where there may have been domestic violence. When she hears a loud voice or arguing on the television she goes into the corner of the cage. Merlin makes her feel sale, and she is getting better about it. It is unlikely they will ever breed, but they are good companions for each other.
In 2021, Pax and Baby arrived. They are a strange pair. Pax is quiet and laid back, but Baby does not like humans and screams or growls at them. She has an open leg band and might be while caught. She won't leg us get a good look at it so we can't tell for sure.
As part of our acquisition of AZ Parrots in the summer of 2022, we added Diamond and Smokey. They have given us a few beautiful babies over the years.
Om the s[ring of 2023 we added (another) Smokey and Mabel. They are quiet and do their own thing, but prefer to stay hidden away from our view.
Merlin and Miss B joined us in 2020. Merlin is an older male around 20 years old and Miss B is less than 10 years old. Miss B came from a home where there may have been domestic violence. When she hears a loud voice or arguing on the television she goes into the corner of the cage. Merlin makes her feel sale, and she is getting better about it. It is unlikely they will ever breed, but they are good companions for each other.
In 2021, Pax and Baby arrived. They are a strange pair. Pax is quiet and laid back, but Baby does not like humans and screams or growls at them. She has an open leg band and might be while caught. She won't leg us get a good look at it so we can't tell for sure.
As part of our acquisition of AZ Parrots in the summer of 2022, we added Diamond and Smokey. They have given us a few beautiful babies over the years.
Om the s[ring of 2023 we added (another) Smokey and Mabel. They are quiet and do their own thing, but prefer to stay hidden away from our view.
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