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Generally, almost all species of parrots are considered to make good companion parrots. All larger larger varieties of parrots, such as Amazons, African Greys, Cockatoos, Hawk-Heads , Keas and Macaws; most mid-sized birds such as Caiques , Conures, Pionus, Poicephalus, Ring-neck Parakeets , and Rosellas , and quite a few of the smaller types including Brotegeris , Budgies, Cockatiels, Grass Parakeets , Lovebirds, and some ParrotletsParrotlets are a group small, New World parrots, comprised of three genera. One of these genera: Forpus is growing in popularity within the world of aviculture, raisning interest in the group as a whole. General Parrotlets are distinguised from parakeets are often considered companion parrots.
Species of pet parrots that are not generally considered companion parrots include Lories and LorikeetsLorikeets and Lories Rainbow Lorikeets : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Psittaciformes : Psittacidae Loriinae Genera Chalcopsitta Eos Pseudeos Trichoglossus Lorius Phigys Vini Glossopsitta Charmosyna Oreopsittacus Neopsittacus Lorikeets and lories are small, Hanging Parrots , and Fig Parrots fuit and nectar eating birds which are generally kept in colonies. Such species as Pygmy Parrots and KakaposThe Kakapo ( Maori for night parrot , Strigops habroptilus ("owl-faced soft feathers"), is a species of nocturnal parrot endemic to New Zealand. It is notable for being the world's only flightless parrot, the heaviest parrot, and the only parrot to have a, Night ParrotsNight Parrot : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Psittaciformes : Psittacidae Geopsittacus occidentalis Binomial name Geopsittacus occidentalis Gould, 1861 The Night Parrot Geopsittacus occidentalis is a small broad-tailed parrot endemic to Australia. It is si, and abnout half of the species of parrotlet, are not considered companion parrots due to the apparent impossibility of keeping them alive alive in captivity for extended periods of time.
Generally, depending on one's definition of a good pet though, the definition of a companion parrot can vary considerably, and there are some in aviculture who go by the individual parrot rather than the species.