Parrot Species Comparison Chart

We hope that this Parrot Species Comparison Chart will help you to choose a parrot that best suites your environment and desires. It is very important that you research parrot information before you buy a parrot or adopt a parrot.

Parrot Species	Noise Level	Talking	Cuddliness	Avg.Life	Avg.Size
African Grey	Moderate	Great	Good	60	9 – 14”
Amazons:	-	-	-	-	-
----Blue Front	Loud	Great	Good	50	15”
----Dbl yellow-head	Vocal	Great	Good	50	14”
----Lilac-crowned	Loud	Good	Good	50	12”
----Red-lored	Loud	Great	Good	50	13”
----Spectacled	Loud	Good	Good	50	12”
----Yellow Naped	Loud	Great	Good	50	15”
Brown Headed	Low	Fair	Good	23	9”
Budgie	Low	Great (Male)	Good	8	7 -10”
Caique	Moderate	Poor	Great	30	9.5”
Cape / Un-Cape	Moderate	Good	Great	40	13”
Cockatiels	Moderate	Fair (Male)	Great	20	13”
Cockatoos	Loud	Fair	Great	80	12 - 18”
Conures:	-	-	-	-	-
----Blue Crown	Vocal	Great	Good	25	16”
----Dusky	Fair	Poor	Good	20	11”
----Half Moon	Low	Fair	Good	15	9.5”
----Jenday	Loud	Poor	Good	21	12”
----Sun	Loud	Poor	Good	22	12”
----Gold Cap	Fair	Poor	Good	23	11”
----Nanday	Loud	Fair	Good	25	14”
----Green Cheeked	Low	Fair	Good	15	10”
----Peach Front	Low	Fair	Good	15	10”
----Orange Front	Vocal	Fair	Good	15	9”
Eclectus	Loud	Good	Fair	45	12 – 14”
Hawk-headed	Moderate	Fair	Fair	30	12”
Jardine's	Moderate	Fair	Fair	30	12”
Lorikeets:	-	-	-	-	-
----Black-capped	Loud	Fair	Fair	20	12”
----Blue Streaked	Loud	Fair	Fair	20	11”
----Chattering	Loud	Fair/Good	Fair	20	12”
----Green Naped	Loud	Fair	Fair	20	10”
----Rainbow	Loud	Fair/Good	Fair	20	10”
Lovebirds	Moderate	Poor	Good	12	6”
Macaws:	-	-	-	-	-
----Blue and Gold	Loud	Great	Fair	80	34”
----Catalina	Loud	Great	Fair	80	34”
----Green-winged	Loud	Great	Fair	80	34”
----Harlequin	Loud	Great	Fair	80	34”
----Hyacinth	Loud	Good	Good	80	39”
----Military	Moderate	Good	Good	80	27”
----Scarlet	Loud	Great	Fair	80	34”
Mini Macaws:	-	-	-	-	-
----Hahn’s	Moderate	Good	Fair	40	12”
----Illeger's	Moderate	Good	Fair	45	16-17”
----Noble	Moderate	Good	Fair	40	14”
----Severe	Vocal	Good	Good	40	19”
----Yellow-Collared	Loud	Great	Fair	40	17”
Meyer's	Low	Fair	Good	28	9”
Parakeets:	-	-	-	-	-
Alexandrine/Ringneck	Loud	Very Good	Fair	28	23”
----Bourke’s	Low	Poor	Good	12	8”
----Derbyan	Loud	Great	Poor	18	20”
----Lineolated	Low	good	Good	12	6”
----Mustached	Moderate	Fair	Fair	18	12”
----Plum Headed	Moderate	Good	Poor	18	13”
Parrotlets:	-	-	-	-	-
----Green Rumped	Low	Fair	Fair	20	5”
----Pacific	Low	Fair	Fair	20	5”
----Mexican	Low	Fair	Fair	20	5”
Pionus:	-	-	-	-	-
----Blue Headed	Moderate	Poor	Fair	40	12”
----Bronze Winged	Moderate	Fair	Poor	40	11”
----Dusky Headed	Moderate	Poor	Poor	40	10”
----Maximilian	Moderate	Poor	Fair	40	12”
----White Capped	Moderate	Fair	Poor	40	9”
Quaker	Moderate	Good	Fair	30	13”
Red-Bellied	Low	Good	Good	23	9”
Senegal	Low	Good	Good	23	9”