About 9-11 inches long
Very similar to BHC in personality
Lifespan: 25-40 years
Minimum cage size is 2 x 2 x 2 feet; bar spacing is 3/4 of an inch
Personality: fun-loving, comical, very active, love climbing around, and are very curious birds
Can talk and mimic some, but aren’t know for their abilities; can learn many tricks and can whistle songs
Called WBC for short
Weight: about 165 grams
Mature at 2-3 years
Rotate toys often to keep stimulated
Very bold and can sometimes be beaky
Cost: $700+
Minimum out-of-cage time is 2 hours a day, but more is always better
Not extremely loud, but does have a high-pitched and shrill call
Three subspecies: Green-thighed (uncommon in pet trade), yellow-thighed, and yellow-tailed

African Grey Parrot

Difficulty level: High

Two subspecies: the Timneh and Congo; almost no difference in the subspecies except for looks (Congos are lighter grey with brighter red tails than Timnehs), but Timnehs tend to be cheaper
Size: 12-13 inches long
Lifespan: 50-75 years
Extremely good talkers with vocabularies of over 2,000 words; however, most don’t start talking until 18 months old
Minimum out-of-cage time is 2-4 hours, but the more the better
Likes to have a strict schedule; unexpected changes can cause stress
If not exposed to many new things while young, they can be phobic
Minimum cage size is 3 x 2 x 4 feet; bar spacing is 1/2 an inch
Feather plucking is common if it isn’t stimulated well enough-make sure it gets enough out-of-cage time
Cost: Timneh-about $500 Congo-about $1000
Rotate toys often to keep stimulated

Cockatoos

Difficulty level: High +

Galah/Rose-Breasted Cokatoo

Very playful
Native to Australia
Quiet compared to other cockatoos
Can talk a bit
Most common sickness is fatty tumors
If not exposed to many new things when very young, they can be phobic
Hate being left alone, like almost all cockatoos, and can develop bad behaviors when they're left alone if not propery trained (i.e. screaming, etc.)
Minimum out-of-cage time is 4 hours, but more is always better
Rotate toys often to keep stimulated
About 14 inches long
Cost: about $1000

Bare-Eyed Cockatoo/Short-Billed Corella

About 14-16 inches long
Minimum out-of-cage time is 3 hours, but more is always better
Lifespan: about 50 years
Personality/enjoyed activities: goofy, clownish, loves to play, loves to cuddle, loves to bath
Most cockatoos (including bare-eyeds) are prone to weight gain
Compared to other cockatoos, very good talkers (they can learn a several words and phrases)
Cost: about $1000
Native to Australia
Minimum cage size: 2.5 x 3 x 3 feet
Very intelligent--known for picking cage locks and escaping
Rotate toys often to keep stimulated
Extremely noisy (like most other cockatoos)
Reaches maturity at 4 years old

Goffins Cockatoo

Minimum cage size: 2 x 3 feet, but bigger is always better; bar spacing is 3/4 of an inch
Extremely energetic and can cause a lot of damage very quickly; never leave unsupervised
Rotate toys often to keep stimulated
About 12-13 inches long
Lifespan: about 40 years
Very intelligent--escape artists and good at learning tricks

Ducorps Cockatoo

Very little information on keeping Ducorps Cockatoos; very rare in aviculture
Fairly quiet, but they have an annoying whine
Personality: sweet and calm
Native to the solomon islands
About 13 inches long
Lifespan: 50-60 years
Can be nervous and wary
Minimum cage size is 30 x 30 x 30 inches
Rotate toys often to keep stimulated
Males are slightly larger than females
Cost: $1800
Good talking ability

Macaws

Dificulty level: High

Hahns Macaw/Hahns Mini-Macaw

Lifespan: 30+ years
12-13 inches long (mini-macaw)
Smallest species of macaw
Personality/enjoyed activities: easy-going, very intelligent, loves to cuddle and play
Can have “cage dominance” (doesn’t like people near its cage and won’t leave cage), and can be nippy if not well socialized while young
Minimum out-of-cage time is 2 hours per day
Can have a very large vocabulary
Can be very loud
Cost: $500-$750
Easier to train than some larger macaws
Native to eastern South America
Minimum cage size is 20 x 20 x 24 inches, but bigger is always better
Rotate toys often to keep stimulated

Yellow-Collared Macaw

About 15 inches long (mini macaw)
Native to central South America
Lifespan: about 50 years
Very resourceful and intelligent--known as escape artists
Personality: very affectionate and love to play; some can be one-person birds, but most are not one-person
Minimum out-of-cage time is 2 hours
Good talkers--can learn several words and phrases
Weight: 250-280 grams
Reach maturity at 2-3 years old
Males are usually larger than females
Common diseases: macaw wasting disease, psitticosis, infections, pancreatitis, kidney disease
Recommended cage size: 2 x 3 x 2 feet
Price: about $700-950

Eclectus

Difficulty level: Medium-High

Lifespan: 30-50 years
Native to Australia, Solomon Islands, and New Guinea
Size: 17-20 inches long
Personality: friendly and relaxed--some people say males are more relaxed than females, but that females tend to deal with stress better
Sometimes jealous of other birds
Cage size: 30 x 20 x 36 inches
Price: about $900
Prone to fatty liver disease--should be kept on a low-fat diet
They have very long digestive tracts so they absorb more nutrients than other parrots and shouldn’t be fed a pellet diet
Excellent talkers

If you are interested in one of the species above, please read a ton more information, because these are very short overviews, and to get a real idea for what owning a parrot is like, you will need to do lots of research, talk to parrot owners, and handle the birds yourself. Parrots are extremely difficult to take care of, and if you are bitten while training one of the larger ones, you are likely to be sent to the E.R. Most people should not own parrots. Please do not get one if you arent CERTAIN you have enough time, money, and determination. Many parrots have the intelligence of a small child, and it breaks my heart when I learn they have been passed through shelters over and over because people thought they could handle one when they really couldnt. Do your research, and if you do have the qualifications, youll have a life-long companion and a wonderful pet. Talk to parrot owners, read all the information you can find (literally), and no matter what, dont get a parrot on impulse. Parrots are amazing, inspiring, comical, and enjoyable pets, but only if you have the time, money, and determination. Good luck!