Senegal -

Talking Ability: Moderate

Noise Level: Low

Temperament:
These playful and independent birds enjoy climbing, chewing and playing with their toys. Their curious and friendly nature makes them good family pets, although they should be handled regularly to ensure they remain tame. The relatively small size of these birds and their quiet nature make them suitable for apartment living. They can learn to speak many words and can be taught to perform tricks.

Red Bellied Parrot -

Talking Ability: Moderate

Noise Level: Low

Temperament:
These playful and independent birds enjoy climbing, chewing and playing with their toys. Their curious and friendly nature makes them good family pets, although they should be handled regularly to ensure they remain tame. The relatively small size of these birds and their quiet nature make them suitable for apartment living. They can learn to speak many words and can be taught to perform tricks.

Black-Headed Caique -

Talking Ability: Poor

Noise Level: Low

Temperament:
The Caique is intelligent, curious and energetic. They are quite mischievous and can be destructive if not provided with appropriate toys. Caiques are acrobatic clowns who enjoy hanging, tumbling and rolling. Providing a well equipped playpen will help focus some of the energy in these birds.

Interesting Facts:
Many caiques develop the odd habit of sleeping on their backs - they look quite dead until they suddenly scramble up to greet you!

White-Bellied Caique -

Talking Ability: Poor

Noise Level: Low

Temperament:
The Caique is intelligent, curious and energetic. They are quite mischievous and can be destructive if not provided with appropriate toys. Caiques are acrobatic clowns who enjoy hanging, tumbling and rolling. Providing a well equipped playpen will help focus some of the energy in these birds.

Interesting Facts:
Many caiques develop the odd habit of sleeping on their backs - they look quite dead until they suddenly scramble up to greet you!

Eclectus -

Talking Ability: Good

Noise Level: Low - Moderate

Description Male:
Overall color green: underwing coverts and sides of body red; edges of wings blue; tail green above, with blue yellow and white markings and gray below; eyes orange; upper mandible orange; lower mandible black.

Description Female:
Overall color red; breast and abdomen with bluish markings; tail feathers reddish with yellow tips; wings brownish red on top; eyes whitish yellow; beak black.

Temperament:
These birds make wonderful, affectionate pets, and will learn to talk. They are gentle and mild-mannered, and somewhat shyer than other parrots their size. When they feel comfortable, they are playful, friendly, and easy to tame. Eclectus love to climb and should be provided with sturdy branches in their cage. Unlike most larger parrots, they are not destructive and do not usually engage in regular periods of screaming.

Interesting facts:
As both sexes are totally different in color (sexually dimorphic) it was thought for a long time that they were two species, until Dr. A. B. Meiljer of the National Museum of Natural History discovered in 1874 that the males are green and females red. It is also said that eclectus were once worshipped as sacred birds because of their gaudy colors.