COMPANION

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COMPANION

• COM WITH PANIS BREAD
• SHARE OUR BREAD AND OTHER RESOURCES IN RETURN,
  WE RECEIVE COMPANIONSHIP

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COMPANION ANIMALS

• THOSE ANIMAL SPECIES THAT HAVE A SPECIAL
  RELATIONSHIP WITH PEOPLE
• THAT INTERACT WITH THEIR OWNERS
• THAT FORM A BOND WITH THEIR OWNERS
• THERE EXISTS A MUTUAL OR RECIPROCAL INFLUENCE
  BETWEEN A COMPANION ANIMAL AND OWNER

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Eukaryote Division
Eukaryote Animalia Kingdom
Animalia Chordata Phylum
Chordata Aves Class
Aves Psittaciformes Order
Passeriformes Psittacidae Family
Sittidae Ara Genus
Sitta Macao Species
Carolinensis
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Selecting Your Bird

• Quieter Species
• Rose-Breasted Cockatoos, Pionus Parrots, Senegal
  Parrots, smaller Amazon Parrots, some of the
  Conures
• Louder Species
• Macaws, African Grey Parrots, Yellow-fronted
  Amazons, Eclectus Parrots

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Selecting Your Bird

• Cuddliness
• Cockatoos, Macaws
• All-over scratches
• African Greys, Amazons, Cockatiels, Lovebirds,
  Budgies, Conures, Parrotlets
• Head scratches
• Eclectus Parrots
• Beak rubs

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Selecting Your Bird

• Calmer Species
• Yellow-fronted Amazons, Mealy Amazons, Hyacinth
  Macaws, Green-winged Macaws, Eclectus Parrots,
  Pionus Parrots
• More Active Species
• Caiques, Yellow-collared Macaws, Hahns Macaws,
  Grey-cheeked Parakeets, Budgies, Lories

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Finches - 15 years Canaries - 15 years Budgies
- 15 years Cockatiels - 20 years Lovebirds - 20
years Conures - 30 years Amazons - 50 years
African Greys - 50 years Cockatoos - 65 years
Macaws - 60 years Doves and Pigeons - 20 years
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Australia 7inches 30-60 grams Cage
12x14x12 Maturity 6-8 months Activity High
Noise Low Playful High Destructive
Low Cuddliness Moderate Talking Potential
High Biting Potential Low Initial Cost -
20 10-15 years
Melopsittacus undulatus
Parakeet, Budgerigar, Budgie is the most popular
parrot in the world
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Southern Africa, Madagascar 6 inches 50 - 70
grams Cage 18x18x18 Maturity 4 8
months Activity High Noise Low Playful
Mod Destructive Low Cuddliness Low Talking
Potential Low Biting Potential Mod Initial
Cost - - 12 years
Agapornis sp.
Lovebirds are energetic little parrots. Variety
of colors. Happier in pairs or groups than with
owner.
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Africa 13 nches 275-600 grams Cage
24x24x36 Maturity 3 years Activity Mod
Noise Mod Playful Mod Destructive
Mod Cuddliness Mod to High Talking Potential
High Biting Potential Mod Initial Cost -
1000 50 years
Psittacus erithacus
Well-known for their extensive talking abilities.
1000 word vocabulary. Will bond strongly to one
person.
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Africa 10-15 inches 240-600 grams Cage
24x24x36 Maturity 2 years Activity High
Noise - Mod to High PlayfulHigh Destructive
Mod to High Cuddliness Low to Mod Talking
Potential Mod to High Biting Potential High
to High Initial Cost - 1000 50 years
Amazona spp.
May be most talented operas, talking to
strangers, tricks but can also be strong-willed
and aggressive
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Australia 12 inches 80-100 grams Cage
18x18x18 Maturity 7 12 months ActivityMod-Hig
h Noise Mod-High PlayfulMod-High
Destructive Low Cuddliness Mod Talking
Potential Low Biting Potential Mod Initial
Cost - 100 20 years
Nymphicus hollandicus
Second most popular parrot. Wide variety of
colors. Great whistlers.
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Australia, Indonesia 10-20 inches 220 - 1200
grams Cage 24x24x36 Maturity 2 years Activity
- High Noise - High Playful -High Destructive
Mod - High Cuddliness - High Talking Potential
Low Biting Potential - High Initial Cost -
1000 65 years
Cacatua, sp
Cuddly and comical. Same qualities lead to
aggressive behavior during breeding season.
Birds can become unmanageable.
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Central South America 12-36 inches 220 -
1500 grams Cage 60x60x36 Maturity 2-5
years Activity - Mod-High Noise - High Playful
- High Destructive - High Cuddliness -
High Talking Potential Low-Mod Biting Potential
- High Initial Cost - 2000 60 years
Ara anodorhyncus hyacinthinus
Largest cage birds. Highly intelligent. Can
intimidate first-time owners. Fits of screaming
are possible.
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Central South America 9 18 inches 80 -
130 grams Cage 18x18x18 Maturity 1- 3
years Activity - High Noise- Mod-High Playful -
M-H Destructive - M-H Cuddliness Mod Talking
Potential Low Biting Potential Mod Initial
Cost - - 25 years
Aratinga sp..
Conures are inquisitive little parrots that offer
something for everyone. Talkers, cuddlers,
clowns, chewers.
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Indonesia, Australia, New Guinea 14 inches 380
- 525 grams Cage 24x36x48 Maturity 4
years Activity L-M Noise Mod Playful - Low
Destructive - Mod Cuddliness Low Talking
Potential Low - Mod Biting Potential
Mod Initial Cost - - 20 years
Eclectus sp..
Eclectus are large, solid parrots. Males are
green females are red and violet. Not cuddly,
not good talkers.
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South America 11 inches 150 grams Cage
18x18x24 Maturity 1 year Activity M-H Noise
M-H Playful M-H Destructive -
Mod Cuddliness Mod Talking Potential
Mod-High Biting Potential Low-Mod Initial Cost
- 15-20 years
Myiopsitta monachus
Quaker, or monk parakeets, come in a variety of
colors. Good talkers, large vocabularies.
Unlike other parrots, they build nests. Grand
escape artists.
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South America 9 inches 170 - 190 grams Cage
24x24x36 Maturity 1 year Activity High
Noise Mod Playful High Destructive
Low Cuddliness Mod Talking Potential
Low Biting Potential Low Initial Cost - 12
years
Small, highly-active South American parrots.
Chew on anything and everything
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