MonicaMc
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- Sep 12, 2012
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- Parrots
- Mitred Conure - Charlie 1994;
Cockatiel - Casey 2001;
Wild Caught ARN - Sylphie 2013
This bird was picked up from an animal shelter and I was asked to foster the bird as the gal (she does rescue & rehome of small breed dogs, cats, guinea pigs, birds, pot belly pigs, etc) who had the bird just didn't have time to train the bird and was going on vacation. I do not have any info about the bird beyond that, in fact, when I was told about the bird, I was told it was a canary winged parakeet.
The day I went to pick the bird up, I was then told it was within the senegal or meyers family, not a canary wing. I think it was one person (not the rescue gal) who decided it was a canary wing in the first place because she used to own one of these guys and now owns two senegals. After closer inspection, she realized it wasn't a canary wing and asked a breeder friend of her's what this bird was. The breeder didn't know either!
The moment I saw this bird, I knew the *EXACT* species! No second guessing! This species is not common in my area, in fact I've only ever seen one other bird like this. I'm half wondering if it might be the same bird. If it is, well, this bird used to have a mate, and the mate now lives in another state (assuming the bird is still alive) all because the first owner lost the bird's mate and did not actively search for the mate. If this is the same bird, it could potentially mean this bird is older, (later teens or twenties?) and I wonder how the bird came into animal control. I've now had this bird for about a weeks time.
I'm curious to know if anyone else might know the species? (PS, bird is no longer housed in the cage pictured! And this is the bird with the tight leg band)
In the mean time, I think I've figured out a way to start earning this birds trust. If this is the bird I'm thinking of, this bird was never a pet, but rather a pretty bird in a cage fed a poor diet. (thus far obvious by not having any desire to eat pellets or fresh foods)
The day I went to pick the bird up, I was then told it was within the senegal or meyers family, not a canary wing. I think it was one person (not the rescue gal) who decided it was a canary wing in the first place because she used to own one of these guys and now owns two senegals. After closer inspection, she realized it wasn't a canary wing and asked a breeder friend of her's what this bird was. The breeder didn't know either!
The moment I saw this bird, I knew the *EXACT* species! No second guessing! This species is not common in my area, in fact I've only ever seen one other bird like this. I'm half wondering if it might be the same bird. If it is, well, this bird used to have a mate, and the mate now lives in another state (assuming the bird is still alive) all because the first owner lost the bird's mate and did not actively search for the mate. If this is the same bird, it could potentially mean this bird is older, (later teens or twenties?) and I wonder how the bird came into animal control. I've now had this bird for about a weeks time.
I'm curious to know if anyone else might know the species? (PS, bird is no longer housed in the cage pictured! And this is the bird with the tight leg band)
In the mean time, I think I've figured out a way to start earning this birds trust. If this is the bird I'm thinking of, this bird was never a pet, but rather a pretty bird in a cage fed a poor diet. (thus far obvious by not having any desire to eat pellets or fresh foods)
It almost looks like a lovebird 
