Some Eclectus Parrots can extremely difficult to identify, while some are never identified. Males are harder to identify than females. When they are still young, their feather colours, appearance and tail feathers are still growing and changing as they mature. Some may be able to be identified at a young age by their size and some colouring, But it's best to try and identify them when they mature and develop their adult look. This will help to identify a sub species. However, if sub species have been cross bred it can be extremely difficult to identify. Any true sub species of Eclectus should be identifiable.
There are very few pure sub species breeders available in Australia and there is a lack of information there is on them, plus a lack of availability of a pure sub species. These Eclectus parrots are quite expensive, but are becoming a lot more popular to Eclectus Parrot owners. This because we’re now starting to realise the importance of keeping sub species blood line pure through selective breeding.
When buying you should ask your breeder what sub species they are breeding. They should have no problems in telling you straight away and in identifying that pure sub species characteristics.
The Australian Eclectus is the largest subspecies Eclectus and can be approximately double the size of a Red Sided Eclectus.
In the wild the Australian Eclectus Parrot are not rare but finding a breeder of a pure bloodline Australian Eclectus will prove to be a lot harder because it's illegal to remove wild Australian Eclectus Parrot from the wild.
There are very few pure sub species breeders available in Australia and there is a lack of information there is on them, plus a lack of availability of a pure sub species. These Eclectus parrots are quite expensive, but are becoming a lot more popular to Eclectus Parrot owners. This because we’re now starting to realise the importance of keeping sub species blood line pure through selective breeding.
When buying you should ask your breeder what sub species they are breeding. They should have no problems in telling you straight away and in identifying that pure sub species characteristics.
The Australian Eclectus is the largest subspecies Eclectus and can be approximately double the size of a Red Sided Eclectus.
In the wild the Australian Eclectus Parrot are not rare but finding a breeder of a pure bloodline Australian Eclectus will prove to be a lot harder because it's illegal to remove wild Australian Eclectus Parrot from the wild.
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