Rosella parrots are medium-sized birds. This is a whole genus, which is divided into several species. The most popular is motley rosella, there are also penate, pale-headed, northern, Tasmanian rosella and others.
Distinctive features
Rosella - parrots are very bright and colorful. Birds have distinctive spots on their cheeks and back, and they also have a long tail. It grows to 18-30 cm. They live 15-20 years, sometimes even more. They are not considered “Talkers”, but these birds love to sing. Rosella parrots (a photo of them can be seen in the article) are often kept in homes.
Habitat
In the wild, they live on the coastal islands of Australia. Rosella parrots are collected in small flocks, mainly 20-50 individuals, but sometimes even more. They try to stay closer to pastures, rare shrubs, farmland, less often they can be found in squares and parks. Farmers do not favor them - rosella can cause a lot of trouble and destroy entire land. In the diet of birds, various greens, flowers, grass seeds, nuts, berries and insect larvae.
Breeding
Rosella parrots can fly, but still on earth they spend most of their time. Birds deftly move along the grass thickets. Researchers say that this species likes to eat, holding pieces in a paw. They become sexually mature at 12-14 months. The female most often has 5 chicks, but sometimes their number ranges from four to eight. Parrots build nests in the hollows of trees or stumps, while the female lays eggs, the male obtains her food. Chicks are born in 18-20 days. Small rosells become independent at the age of eight weeks.
Home view: care
Domestic rosella is fed with special cereal mixtures for medium-sized parrots, which are sold at the pet store. Also, fresh fruits and vegetables should be included in their daily diet. Water in a drinking bowl needs to be changed every day.
You can give the worms to the birds, but if this option is unacceptable, then you need to offer them a finely chopped hard-boiled egg several times a week. Well they eat and homemade cheese. This allows you to replenish the body of a parrot with animal proteins. In addition, the bird should always have access to chalk - a source of calcium. It can be put in a cage.
Content
It is worthwhile to carefully choose the cell. It is desirable to acquire a large one. And put it in a bright place. The cage should have toys, poles and ladders. Rosella parrots love open space, so do not forget to at least occasionally let them out of the cage. The birds are friendly, trying to please people. They are very smart. But they are not recommended to start them to those who before that did not contain parrots at all. After being tamed, you need to constantly pay attention to them. Otherwise, it is fraught with loud “screams” and damage to household property. By the way, Rosella parrots always like to nibble something. And so that interior items are not in their field of vision, it is better to give the parrot twigs or toys.
Recommendations
And one more practical recommendation. Do not keep them together with budgies. On the Internet there is a photo of a budgie after the “battle” with rosella. The sight is not for the faint of heart. How did the kid survive after this? The budgerigar simply did not have half the head.