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Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda)
Also Known As: Red-cheeked Parakeet, Malayan Long-tailed or Red-cheeked Parakeet (P.l. longicauda), Andaman Long-tailed or Red-cheeked Parakeet (P.l. tytleri), Nicobar Long-tailed or Red-cheeked Parakeet (P.l. nicobarica)
Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula l. longicauda)
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Care in Captivity
Pet Suitability:Nervous temperment; susceptible to both stress and health problems. Occasionally aggressive to mate.
Captive Status:
Rare; mortality is high in wild-caught birds and breeding successes are rare.
Longevity:
Not available
Housing:
Walk-in enclosure, minimum length 3m (9.8 ft).
Enrichment:
Not an avid bather, but will bathe occasionally under overhead misters or if out in warm rain. Enjoys chewing, so provide bird-safe, unsprayed fir, pine, willow and flowering branches, wooden toys, heat sterilized pine cones and vegetable tanned leather toys.
Nest Box Size:
Vertical box 9" x 9" x 24" (22.8cm x 22.8cm x 61cm).
Clutch Size:
2-4
Incubation Time:
23-24 days
Fledging Age:
7 weeks
Hatch Weight:
Not available
Peak Weight:
Not available
Weaning Weight:
Not available
Link to Specialist Club:
http://home.wanadoo.nl/psittaculaworld/MainFrame.htm
More Info Sites:
http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E202.htm&Pic=202_1.JPG
http://www.avianweb.com/longtailedparakeets.html
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