Parakeets belong to the parrot family and the word “parakeet” means long tail. They are small to medium sized parrots with long, tapered tail feathers rather than having the stockier bodies and more square-shaped tails found on larger parrots.
These colorful, graceful birds are full of energy. Being flock birds, parakeets are very social. We have over 15 different species of Parakeets here at the Zoo.
The Adelaide Rosella (Platycercus adelaidae) is endemic to South Australia. This was thought to be a separate species, but is presently believed to have originated through interbreeding of the Crimson and Yellow Rosellas.
The Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria) is named after Alexander the Great, who is credited with the exporting of numerous specimens of this bird from Punjab.
The budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot. They and are found wild throughout the drier parts of Australia.
The Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans) is a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia.
The Crimson-bellied Conure (Pyrrhura perlata), is found in forests in the south-central Amazon Basin in Brazil and Bolivia.
The Derbyan Parakeet (Psittacula derbiana), is a monotypic parrot species, which is confined to small pocket of moist evergreen forest in the hills of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
The Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius) is a rosella native to southeast of the Australian continent.
The Golden Conure (Guaruba guarouba), is a species of Neotropical parrot, it is the only species (monotypic) in the genus Guaruba.
The Mitred Conure (Aratinga mitrata), is a species of green and red parrot in the Psittacidae family. It is native to the forests and woodlands in the Andes
The moustached parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) is among the more widespread species of the genus and is the species which has the most geographical variations.
The Nanday Parakeet (Nandayus nenday) is a bird is native to South America. Its most distinguishing characteristic, for which it is named, is its black facial mask and beak.
The Painted Conure (Pyrrhura picta), is a species of bird in the Psittacidae family, the true parrots, it is restricted to forests in northern South America and Panama.
The Pale-headed Rosella (Platycercus adscitus), is a broad-tailed parrot of the genus Platycercus native to northeastern Australia.
The Patagonian Conure (Cyanoliseus patagonus), it belongs to the smaller long-tailed Arinae group and is mainly found in Argentina.
The Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) is a parakeet endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. The males having a pinkish purple head but the females, a grey head.
The colourful Princess Parrot, (Polytelis alexandrae), is an Australian bird of the parrot family. Its name was given in honor of Princess Alexandra of Denmark.
The Ring-necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri), is a gregarious tropical Afro-Asian parakeet species that has an extremely large range. At the Zoo we have a number of coloured mutations of this species.
The rose-fronted parakeet (Pyrrhura roseifrons), is found in the western Amazon basin in eastern Peru. It is a long-tailed mainly green parakeet with a dark red belly, rump and tail-tip
The Sun Conure (Aratinga solstitialis) is a medium-sized brightly colored parrot native to northeastern South America. They are part of our daily bird display.
The Western Rosella (Platycercus icterotis), is the smallest species of rosella and is found in the South West of Australia.
The White-eared Parakeet (Pyrrhura leucotis) is a small parrot belonging to the genus Pyrrhura. It is endemic to Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil.
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