Interesting Information about Senegal Parrots

Discussion about family parrots is incomplete without Senegal parrots. All parrot lovers will agree that Senegal parrots have been the most famous pet parrots. They are famous for their loving and lively nature.

Before making any bird as your pet bird, you must have adequate kno

wledge of its nature and behavior in order to take good care of this new family member. There exist many good guidelines and manuscripts about these birds especially parrots, which may help you learn lot about them.

Senegal parrots are known worldwide as the best parrots in the whole Poicephalus family of parrots. According to bird experts, Senegal parrots are famous for their solid and cuddly physical personality. They are loved by humans because of their lively and happy nature.

Senegal parrots are extremely liked because they have totally different nature than any other parrot species. They are friendly to human. They are gentle, swe

et and charming which make them easy to live with humans. Their communication skills with humans are more powerful and that is why it is easier to teach them how to talk. Their verbal communication is much clearer than any other bird. If one knows how to train them, Senegal birds can be skilled in many different ways.

Senegal birds are famous for their beautiful colors. They come usually in green color with a grey head. Some Senegal birds have colored under parts like their belly or vest is colored with a bright yellow color.

There are three sub-species of Senegal parrots. Every Senegal parrot is classified into these sub-species by the color of their bellies. Every sub-species Senegal parrot has a name like Poicephalus s

enegalus. Senegalus hailing from Southern Mauritania, southern Mali to Guinea and from the Island of Los. These Sub-species are the most famous Senegal parrots species. They have a yellow belly. Similarly, Poicephalus senegalus Versteri initiate from

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oast and Ghana east to western Nigeria and has red belly. Poicephalus senegalus mesotypus coming from Eastern and North- eastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon into south-western Chad and has an orange belly.

Senegal parrots can be found on moist woods or near the edges of grasslands. These lovely parrots love to eat grains, fruits and seeds. Seeds of locust beans and newly formed buds of several trees are their favorite eatables.

If you are worried about your Senegal parrot diet, you can add good quality seeds with the mixture of nuts, lean meat, fruits, biscuits and vegetables. All of these eatables might be provided either raw or cooked. To keep your parrot on nutrients, you should add some minerals and vitamins to its food as well.

If you are looking forward to keep any species of Senegal parrot at your home, the hand reared Senegal parrot is mostly preferred because of their small size. They are easy to keep in cages of reasonable size and can be proved as the best pet parrot. If you have enough patience, you may succeed to teach your Senegal parrot a good vocabulary.

Senegal parrots range starts from $149 and may reach to about $500. If you have got one and want to keep it happy, try to keep it in a good size cage where it may play and sleep easily. Also add some toys and swings to entertain your new pet bird.