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Conference 7.286::pet_birds

Title:Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN!
Notice:INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.*
Moderator:VIDEO::PULSIFER
Created:Mon Oct 10 1988
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:942
Total number of notes:6016

768.0. "Lineolated Parakeets" by ABACUS::MACDONALD () Thu Feb 04 1993 10:18

    
    In the March issue of Bird Talk, in the Show Notes column there is a
    photo and a short paragraph on the lineolated parakeet.  I think the
    bird is adorable and would like to know more about them.  Any one
    have any info?
    
    Do they make good pets?
    Do they talk?
    What do they sound like?  ('tiel, budgie, conure)
    Cost?
    Are there any breeders in New England?
    Are they easy to breed?
    Where might I be able to get more info or see one in person?
    
    Thanks for any input!
    MaryAne
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768.1I'll check the bookALFA1::COOKChips R UsThu Feb 04 1993 13:108
    I'll check in my parrot book tonight...I'm not familiar with that
    kind.  But I don't think I've seen any advertised in the Bird Talk
    classifieds so I would take that as an indicator.
    
    I'll enter whatever I find.
    
    gwen
768.2Lineoated ParakeetBRAT::BOURGAULTThu Feb 04 1993 13:579
    Maryanne,
    
    It's funny you ask.  I had a chance to pick some of those up from a
    friend who was having some shipped in from a breeder in Calif.  I was
    supposedly getting a good deal at around $75. ea.  I didn't get them,
    however I can get you some info on them and get back to you.  I'll try
    to reach him tonite.  They are very cute.
    
    Denise
768.3This is what the book saysALFA1::COOKChips R UsFri Feb 05 1993 15:2529
    The book I have is "Parrots" by David Alderton.
    
    It says:
    
    Lineolated Parakeet (Bolborhynchus lineola)
    Distribution:
    Central and South America,a ranging from Mexico to Panama and from
    wextern Venezuela to central Peru.
    Size:  16cm (6 in.)
    Sexing: 
    The barring on the rump and tail feathers is more prominent on cocks
    than on hens.  These markings have given rise to the species' other
    name of Barred Parakeet.
    
    Youngsters:
    The bluish tinge on theri heads is usually more pronounced than on
    adults.
    
    This species is probably the most commonly available member of its
    genus in the UK at present.  Its habits do not differ markedly from
    those of related parakeets.  Breeding on the colony system is quite
    feasible; indeed, you are likely to achieve better results if you can
    keep these birds in a group, rather than as individual pairs. 
    Incubation lasts about 18 days and the chicks fledge at about five
    weeks old.  The average clutch size varies from three to six eggs.
    
    Quiet, attractive and free-breeding when kept in small groups, these
    birds are also less destructive than most species.
768.4ABACUS::MACDONALDWed Feb 10 1993 10:072
    
    thanks!