Cross Breeding Question

[stephend]

I have no intention of experimentally discovering the answer, but does anyone know how well different species of parrots cross breed? Can an african grey successfully mate with a macaw, or can a parakeet successfully mate with a cockatiel? And if they can are the offspring likely to be fertile?

As I said I have no intention or desire to use live birds to find out, I do not know what, if any, good the answers to these questions can offer; I am simply curious.

 

[Spiritbird]

Birds do not generally breed with any other species but their own.

 

[Conurekidd]

Conures can breed with macaws and cockatoos can mate with cockatiels. I do know this. But if there to far off on the genetic board then no. Nothing fertail. Hybrid parrots like macaws to conures and toos to tiels are health concerns. They have a weaker metabolism as well immune system. Even first generation hybrid macaws have health issues.
Also hybridizing parrots can lead to a mis gene in the pool leavin un pure no matter how many times you back cross it. But as for being possiable yes but only closly related birds. And it's genetically un healthy.

 

[Abzeez]

Galah x Cockatiel - Galatiel | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

This is a cockatoo crossed with a tiel.

 

[Spiritbird]

Never thought I would see an ugly bird until this one.

 

[merlinsmom13]

He does look like my 5 year old niece colored him w/markers. I would have never thought you would get that from a galah/cockatiel cross.

 

[Garnet]

I recently saw a picture of a Cherry Pie Conure. It is a Cherry Head Conure/Sun Conure hybrid. Was pretty, but I don't like crossbreeding, most of the time the offspring have lots of health issues.

That galah/tiel was um....strange.

 

[Abzeez]

I think it looks evil. Its giving the stink eye.

 

[stephend]

Thanks for the info, and that Galah x Cockatiel was one of the coolest birds I have seen, but I think if I lived with it I would have nightmeres.

 

[Conurekidd]

Haha I said the same stuff. I thought it was evil looking.

 

[mygirl]

i have heard of Corella X Galah and Corella X Cockatoo

 

[Scoza]

My basic understanding of cross breeding between species is that they can never produce fertile young. For example you cannot breed mules. You can only breed a mule by cross breeding a horse and donkey which will produce a mule which is infertile . In fact if two animals can mate and produce fertile offspring then they are by definition two members of the same species.


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[Owlet]

Are there any other images of pre-existing parrot hybrids? I'm not interested in owning a hybrid as I believe breeding hybrids of really any animal is pointless (I'm looking at you all you money grabbing liger breeders) but I think they look so cool and it's interesting to see what they could look like.

 

[SailBoat]

Are there any other images of pre-existing parrot hybrids? I'm not interested in owning a hybrid as I believe breeding hybrids of really any animal is pointless (I'm looking at you all you money grabbing liger breeders) but I think they look so cool and it's interesting to see what they could look like.

If you would like to see that in the 'Natural Process' of Hybrid Parrot Species, I would recommend that your find: The World of Amazon Parrots, by Dieter Hoppe. It is an older book (1992) with newer reprints! Also, look for Encyclopedia of Amazons Parrots, by Klaus Bosch & Ursula Wedde. It like above is an older book (1984) with newer reprints! The World of Amazons is my favorite as it goes into greater detail!

Both will provide too different levels the Natural Ranges and if you watch the Color of the Beaks you can trace back to the base Amazon Species. Its fun and there are excellent examples all around you! The Island Amazon Species are amazing! Hint: The Hybrid 'transitions' can be found within the over-lapping Ranges of each Amazon Species!