| Species | Bird |
|---|---|
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Size Category | Small |
| Scientific Name | Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae |
| Category | Parrot |
| Husbandry Difficulty | Beginner |
| Social Needs | Pair-preferred |
| Weight Range | 0.05–0.08 kg |
|---|---|
| Height Range | 25–28 cm |
| Lifespan | 12–20 years |
| Juvenile Stage Ends | 5 months |
| Senior Age Threshold | 10 years |
| Condition | Onset Stage | Risk | Hereditary | Screening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psittacine Beak and Feather Disease (PBFD) | juvenile | high | No | Recommended |
| Respiratory Infections (Aspergillosis) | adult | medium | No | Recommended |
| Feather Plucking/Skin Infections | adult | medium | No | N/A |
| Gastrointestinal Disorders | adult | medium | No | N/A |
| Hepatic Lipidosis (Fatty Liver Disease) | adult | medium | No | Recommended |
| Litter Size | 5–9 |
|---|---|
| CHIC Required Tests | Incubation: 19-21 days |
| Recommended DNA Tests | Weaning: 8-10 weeks |
| Temperature | 21-24°C |
|---|---|
| Humidity | 40-60% |
| UVB Requirement | 90x90x180cm |
| Diet | High-quality parrot pellets, dry and sprouted seeds, fresh vegetables (carrots, celery, kale), fresh fruits (apples, berries), wild foods (dandelion leaves) |
| Anxiety Proneness | Moderate |
|---|---|
| Top Triggers | Lack of mental stimulation/boredom, inadequate social contact, lack of space/exercise |
| Separation Anxiety Risk | High |
| Calming Interventions | Foraging boxes, varied perches, swings, large shallow baths, flight training, regular out-of-cage time |
| Enrichment Needs | Feather destructive behavior risk: Moderate |
| Locomotion | Flying, climbing, running up and down wire, jumping, hopping, ground foraging |
|---|---|
| Social | Courtship feeding, mutual preening, pair bonding, small flocking in winter |
| Comfort | Bathing, preening, scratching in leaf litter/floor material |
| Stress/Displacement | Feather plucking, pacing, head bobbing, excessive chewing of cage bars, biting, altered vocalization (unusually quiet or noisy) |
| Breed-Specific | Rapid foot scratching on the ground, nesting in burrows or dense vegetation on the ground |
| Types | Soft musical chattering, ki-ki-ki-ki-ki flight calls, tur-tur-tur calls, loud screeching (rare) |
|---|---|
| Frequency Range | 1000-8000 Hz |
| Tendency | Moderate |
| Primary Modality | Moderate |
| AI-Trainable Signals | Visual cues (posture, feather position, movement patterns), Auditory cues (call frequency, pitch, rhythm, amplitude) |
|---|---|
| Context-Dependent Vocalizations | Distress calls, Protestation calls, Alarm calls, Asking/Begging calls, Contact calls |
| Interspecies Communication | Can learn to associate human words and signals with specific contexts, mimicking speech and non-word sounds deliberately based on social presence |