dentity crisis ......

[Laurence and Leanne Knight <>]

Peter Them wrote:
> 
> Hi John ;
> 
> Greeting from Denmark.
> 
> I would be please to see a picture of that parrot !
> 
> If not an australian parrot, my first thought was the bird is an
> escaped Peach-faced Lovebird ( Agapornis roseicollis )
> ( mayby one of the many different colour mutation ). - In the wild
> this parrot live in south-west Africa, but of which there are
> produced millions in captivity.
> 
> My second thought is that it could an escaped Hanging Parrot
> ( Loriculus ), of which there are several species. - But certainly
> not as common in captivity as the Peach-faced Lovebird.
> 

Yes, that was my thought - pop down to a local pet shop and have a look
at the love birds there to see if they are similar to your bird.

LK

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