Parrot Species Comparison Chart

If you are looking for a handy way to help you decide which bird is right for your family, take a minute to review below.

Parrot Species	Noise Level	Talking	Cuddliness	Avg.Life	Avg.Size
African Grey	Moderate	Great	Good	60	9 – 14”
Amazons:	-	-	-	-	-
—-Blue Front	Loud	Great	Good	50	15”
—-Dbl yellow-head	Vocal	Great	Good	50	14”
—-Lilac-crowned	Loud	Good	Good	50	12”
—-Red-lored	Loud	Great	Good	50	13”
—-Spectacled	Loud	Good	Good	50	12”
—-Yellow Naped	Loud	Great	Good	50	15”
Brown Headed	Low	Fair	Good	23	9”
Budgie	Low	Great (Male)	Good	8	7 -10”
Caique	Moderate	Poor	Great	30	9.5”
Cape / Un-Cape	Moderate	Good	Great	40	13”
Cockatiels	Moderate	Fair (Male)	Great	20	13”
Cockatoos	Loud	Fair	Great	80	12 – 18”
Conures:	-	-	-	-	-
—-Blue Crown	Vocal	Great	Good	25	16”
—-Dusky	Fair	Poor	Good	20	11”
—-Half Moon	Low	Fair	Good	15	9.5”
—-Jenday	Loud	Poor	Good	21	12”
—-Sun	Loud	Poor	Good	22	12”
—-Gold Cap	Fair	Poor	Good	23	11”
—-Nanday	Loud	Fair	Good	25	14”
—-Green Cheeked	Low	Fair	Good	15	10”
—-Peach Front	Low	Fair	Good	15	10”
—-Orange Front	Vocal	Fair	Good	15	9”
Eclectus	Loud	Good	Fair	45	12 – 14”
Hawk-headed	Moderate	Fair	Fair	30	12”
Jardine’s	Moderate	Fair	Fair	30	12”
Lorikeets:	-	-	-	-	-
—-Black-capped	Loud	Fair	Fair	20	12”
—-Blue Streaked	Loud	Fair	Fair	20	11”
—-Chattering	Loud	Fair/Good	Fair	20	12”
—-Green Naped	Loud	Fair	Fair	20	10”
—-Rainbow	Loud	Fair/Good	Fair	20	10”
Lovebirds	Moderate	Poor	Good	12	6”
Macaws:	-	-	-	-	-
—-Blue and Gold	Loud	Great	Fair	80	34”
—-Catalina	Loud	Great	Fair	80	34”
—-Green-winged	Loud	Great	Fair	80	34”
—-Harlequin	Loud	Great	Fair	80	34”
—-Hyacinth	Loud	Good	Good	80	39”
—-Military	Moderate	Good	Good	80	27”
—-Scarlet	Loud	Great	Fair	80	34”
Mini Macaws:	-	-	-	-	-
—-Hahn’s	Moderate	Good	Fair	40	12”
—-Illeger’s	Moderate	Good	Fair	45	16-17”
—-Noble	Moderate	Good	Fair	40	14”
—-Severe	Vocal	Good	Good	40	19”
—-Yellow-Collared	Loud	Great	Fair	40	17”
Meyer’s	Low	Fair	Good	28	9”
Parakeets:	-	-	-	-	-
Alexandrine/Ringneck	Loud	Very Good	Fair	28	23”
—-Bourke’s	Low	Poor	Good	12	8”
—-Derbyan	Loud	Great	Poor	18	20”
—-Lineolated	Low	good	Good	12	6”
—-Mustached	Moderate	Fair	Fair	18	12”
—-Plum Headed	Moderate	Good	Poor	18	13”
Parrotlets:	-	-	-	-	-
—-Green Rumped	Low	Fair	Fair	20	5”
—-Pacific	Low	Fair	Fair	20	5”
—-Mexican	Low	Fair	Fair	20	5”
Pionus:	-	-	-	-	-
—-Blue Headed	Moderate	Poor	Fair	40	12”
—-Bronze Winged	Moderate	Fair	Poor	40	11”
—-Dusky Headed	Moderate	Poor	Poor	40	10”
—-Maximilian	Moderate	Poor	Fair	40	12”
—-White Capped	Moderate	Fair	Poor	40	9”
Quaker	Moderate	Good	Fair	30	13”
Red-Bellied	Low	Good	Good	23	9”
Senegal	Low	Good	Good	23	9”