Eclectus roratus roratus - Grand Eclectus, from southern Moluccas
Eclectus roratus vosmaeri - Vosmaeri Eclectus, from northern and central Moluccas
Eclectus roratus westermani -Westerman's Eclectus, known only among aviary specimens
Eclectus roratus cornelia - Cornelia's Eclectus, from Sumba Islands
Eclectus roratus riedeli - Riedel's Eclectus, from Tanimbar Islands
Eclectus roratus polychloros - Red-Sided Eclectus, known in Australia as the New Guinea Eclectus, from New Guinea, Indonesia
Eclectus roratus biak - Biak Eclectus, Biak Red-Sided Eclectus, from Biak Island
Eclectus roratus aruensis -Aruensis Eclectus, from Aru Island
Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi - Kown in Australia as the Australian Red Sided, from Cape York
Peninsula, Australia
Eclectus roratus solomonensis - Solomon Island Eclectus, Admiralty Islands, from Bismarck Archipelago, & Solomon Islands
Eclectus roratus vosmaeri - Vosmaeri Eclectus, from northern and central Moluccas
Eclectus roratus westermani -Westerman's Eclectus, known only among aviary specimens
Eclectus roratus cornelia - Cornelia's Eclectus, from Sumba Islands
Eclectus roratus riedeli - Riedel's Eclectus, from Tanimbar Islands
Eclectus roratus polychloros - Red-Sided Eclectus, known in Australia as the New Guinea Eclectus, from New Guinea, Indonesia
Eclectus roratus biak - Biak Eclectus, Biak Red-Sided Eclectus, from Biak Island
Eclectus roratus aruensis -Aruensis Eclectus, from Aru Island
Eclectus roratus macgillivrayi - Kown in Australia as the Australian Red Sided, from Cape York
Peninsula, Australia
Eclectus roratus solomonensis - Solomon Island Eclectus, Admiralty Islands, from Bismarck Archipelago, & Solomon Islands
Eclectus Parrots require a great deal of room, therefore need the largest possible cage you can afford. Their wing span is very big so horizontal in size is also important. A macaw size cage is a preferable size for the Eclectus Parrot. A play stand can be optional but most Eclectus owners find it is a must have for parrot. Eclectus Parrots are very energetic & like to keep themselves busy. They need daily exercise & plenty of toys. The Eclectus is not a needy bird however they do need a very large variety of toys, games & things to do to relieve boredom. Among your Eclectus Parrots favourite toys you should also consider things like wood chew & preening toys to prevent them over preening, foraging toys, toddler interactive toys & a toy box they can rummage through.
Eclectus comes from the word eclectic because of the colouration of the male & female The females are mostly red with a black beak & males mostly green with a candy corn beak. Until the mid 1960’s it was thought the male & female Eclectus Parrots were 2 different species parrots.
Diet for the Eclectus Parrot is very important. Although they’re hardy parrots, they can develop health issues as well as behavioural issues due to an incorrect diet. An all pellet diet can have devastating long term effects on the Eclectus. There are some that fine on pellets but most don’t. If pellets are to be used they should only be Eclectus specific pellets & be 100% natural, organic. Eclectus Parrots require at least an 80% natural soft food diet, 29% everything else including seed & pellet. If you’re worried about the vit/min intake in their daily diet, start sprouting. This will cover a lot of vits they require. Also a diet higher than other parrot species in vit A & beta carotene is essential. These can be found carrots, pumpkin & seeds as well as many other veg.
Bathing is important. It should be encouraged daily or at least every 2nd or 3rd day. Since the Eclectus usually likes to soak themselves thoroughly, it is recommended they’re bathed early in the morning so they have the day to dry themselves off properly. They do take a long time to dry & early bathes can prevent them getting very cold.
Bathing is important. It should be encouraged daily or at least every 2nd or 3rd day. Since the Eclectus usually likes to soak themselves thoroughly, it is recommended they’re bathed early in the morning so they have the day to dry themselves off properly. They do take a long time to dry & early bathes can prevent them getting very cold.
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There are many people who say different things about the Eclectus Parrots noise level. It can vary. Generally they’re a quiet to medium noise level. This doesn’t mean you will get a quiet Eclectus. Like any other parrot, they do like to scream for fun. Their intelligence & talking ability rivals the African Grey. The Eclectus will pick up many sounds, screams, words, loud noises coming from either inside or outside. This includes other noisy birds you have in the house. My Eclectus has picked up every noise in & out of the house except for my Sun Conures scream (so far...) Some of the noises are amusing, some quiet & nice to hear & others are extremely ear piercing like the white tailed black cockatoo. Our yard & area have these cockatoos come through every spring & autumn & they’re very deafening.
Having a white tailed cockatoo scream throughout your house can hurt your ears.... There is a variety of people who have very quiet Eclectus Parrots as well as a variety that have low or high noise level Eclectus Parrots. Most enjoy quiet time but do expect them to pick up noises & imitate them.
An 80% natural soft food diet is preferable for Eclectus parrots. Eclectus benefit more from a less high vit/min supplemented diet. Adding vit/min sups can often cause more harm than good. You can easily supplement their vitamin needs by offering a sprouting mix daily. I offer my birds sprouts for brekky every morning. Because it's packed with all the vits they need I call it their 'get up & go brekky'. It's like giving cereal to kids. It gives them the boost they need to keep them going & on the ball for the day.
Eclectus parrots need a higher vit A diet than other parrot species. This is easily found in pumpkin & seeds, carrots, natural carrot juice, squash. Again it is not necessary to offer extra vit A to the diet if your Eclectus diet contains these foods. There are also many other veg high in vit A you can offer. Soaking seed or sprouting mix is also a good way to make sure your Eclectus does get the vit A & beta carotene they need.
Pellets are a personal choice but many Eclectus owners prefer to not feed their Eclectus pellets.
Pellets that contain artificial flavours, colour, preservatives, additives often cause toe tapping & wing flipping as well as other health problems. Also consider minimizing the use of human processed foods as they can have artificial ingredients in them that cause health issues in Eclectus Parrots.
'Parrot' pellets are not an ideal pellet to offer unless you know exactly which ingredients you need in them for your Eclectus. Parrot pellets are not species specific, therefore don't often have the correct vit/mins in them & can contain the incorrect amount of certain vit/mins Eclectus need on a daily basis. Too many vits/mins in a pellet diet will do more harm than good.
Natural 100% Eclectus Parrot specific pellets are the preferred pellet to use if you chose to offer your Eclectus pellets at all. Even some Eclectus have been known to have some health complications on the right pellets.
Having a white tailed cockatoo scream throughout your house can hurt your ears.... There is a variety of people who have very quiet Eclectus Parrots as well as a variety that have low or high noise level Eclectus Parrots. Most enjoy quiet time but do expect them to pick up noises & imitate them.
An 80% natural soft food diet is preferable for Eclectus parrots. Eclectus benefit more from a less high vit/min supplemented diet. Adding vit/min sups can often cause more harm than good. You can easily supplement their vitamin needs by offering a sprouting mix daily. I offer my birds sprouts for brekky every morning. Because it's packed with all the vits they need I call it their 'get up & go brekky'. It's like giving cereal to kids. It gives them the boost they need to keep them going & on the ball for the day.
Eclectus parrots need a higher vit A diet than other parrot species. This is easily found in pumpkin & seeds, carrots, natural carrot juice, squash. Again it is not necessary to offer extra vit A to the diet if your Eclectus diet contains these foods. There are also many other veg high in vit A you can offer. Soaking seed or sprouting mix is also a good way to make sure your Eclectus does get the vit A & beta carotene they need.
Pellets are a personal choice but many Eclectus owners prefer to not feed their Eclectus pellets.
Pellets that contain artificial flavours, colour, preservatives, additives often cause toe tapping & wing flipping as well as other health problems. Also consider minimizing the use of human processed foods as they can have artificial ingredients in them that cause health issues in Eclectus Parrots.
'Parrot' pellets are not an ideal pellet to offer unless you know exactly which ingredients you need in them for your Eclectus. Parrot pellets are not species specific, therefore don't often have the correct vit/mins in them & can contain the incorrect amount of certain vit/mins Eclectus need on a daily basis. Too many vits/mins in a pellet diet will do more harm than good.
Natural 100% Eclectus Parrot specific pellets are the preferred pellet to use if you chose to offer your Eclectus pellets at all. Even some Eclectus have been known to have some health complications on the right pellets.
There are 10 main subspecies of the Eclectus Parrot