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Credit: (c) Steve Milpacher
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Care in Captivity
Pet Suitability: Quiet parrot. Shy at first, then becomes accustomed to keeper.
Captive Status: Extremely rare; probably not kept outside of South America.
Longevity: Not available
Housing: Walk-in aviary 3 x 1 x 2m (9.8 x 3.3 x 6.5 ft), planted, with many perches as parrotlets are agile and good fliers.
Enrichment: Provide bird-safe, unsprayed branches such as fir, pine, willow, elder or saskatoon. Provide ladders, swings and ropes for climbing.
Nest Box Size: Not available
Clutch Size: Not available
Incubation Time: Not available
Fledging Age: Not available
Hatch Weight: Not available
Peak Weight: Not available
Weaning Weight: Not available
Link to Specialist Club: http://www.internationalparrotletsociety.org/
More Info Sites: http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E285.htm&Pic=285_1.JPG