Top 10 Most Beautiful Parrots

There are 350 different species of parrots in the world. Many parrot species kept in captivity because of they are very colorful, intelligent and playful. The Amazon parrots, African Grey, Cockatoos and Parakeet species of parrots are also have great communication skill. Here the list of 10 most beautiful parrots in the world.

10. SULPHUR- CRESTED COCKATOO

The sulphur-crested cockatoo is a relatively large white cockatoo found in wooded habitats in Australia and New Guinea and some of the islands of Indonesia. A highly intelligent bird, they are well known in aviculture, although they can be demanding pets.

9. BRONZE WINGED PARROT

The bronze-winged parrot is a medium sized parrot 28 cm long. It is a short-tailed stocky parrot found in forest and woodland in north-western South America. It is mainly dark with a whitish chin patch and its upper chest is speckled with pink feathers.

8.DUSKY LORY

The Dusky Lory is a species of parrot. Alternative common names are the white-rumped lory or the dusky-orange lory.[3] It is found in New Guinea and the offshore islands of Batanta, Salawati and Yapen. The dusky lory is short-tailed parrot about 25 cm (10 in) long. It is mainly brown and has a whitish back and rump. It has two colour phases; the band across the upper chest together with its abdomen are either yellow or orange.

7. GALAH

The galah, also known as the rose-breasted cockatoo, galah cockatoo, roseate cockatoo, is one of the most common and widespread cockatoos, and it can be found in open country in almost all parts of mainland Australia. Galahs are about 35 cm (14 in) long and weigh 270–350 g. They have a pale silver to mid-grey back, a pale grey rump, a pink face and chest, and a light pink mobile feathers.

6. BLUE AND YELLOW MACAW

The blue-and-yellow macaw, also known as the blue-and-gold macaw, is a large South American parrot with blue top parts and yellow under parts. It is a member of the large group of neotropical parrots known as macaws.

5. SUN PARAKEET

The sun parakeet or sun conure is a medium-sized brightly colored parrot native to northeastern South America. The adult male and female are similar in appearance, with predominantly golden-yellow plumage and orange-flushed underparts and face.

4. HYACINTH MACAW

The hyacinth macaw, or hyacinthine macaw, is a parrot native to central and eastern South America. With a length of about 100 cm it is longer than any other species of parrot. Its feathers are entirely blue, lighter above. However, the neck feathers can sometimes be slightly grey.

3. ECLECTUS PARROT

The eclectus parrot is a parrot native to the Solomon Islands, Sumba, New Guinea. It is known in the parrot family for its extreme sexual dimorphism of the colours of the plumage; the male having a mostly bright emerald green plumage and the female a mostly bright red and purple/blue plumage. Large populations of this parrot remain, and they are sometimes considered pests for eating fruit off trees.

2. INDIAN RINGNECK PARROT

The Indian Ringneck Parrot is sexually dimorphic. The adult male sports a red or black neck ring and the hen and immature birds of both sexes either show no neck rings, or display shadow-like pale to dark grey neck rings. Both sexes have a distinctive green colour.

Indian Ringneck Parrots have become more and more popular as pets in recent years, and for many different reasons. For one thing, these birds are known to be exceptional talkers, with some amassing vocabularies many words that they can speak with amazing clarity.

1. SCARLET MACAW

The scarlet macaw is a large red, yellow, and blue South American parrot. It is native to humid evergreen forests of tropical South America. It is about 81 centimetres (32 in) long. The plumage is mostly scarlet, but the rump and tail-covert feathers are light blue, the greater upper wing coverts are yellow, the upper sides of the flight feathers of the wings are dark blue as are the ends of the tail feathers, and the undersides of the wing and tail flight feathers are dark red with metallic gold iridescence.