All contents of this site are the sole copyright of Parrotism © 2012
Behaviour
Eclectus
by
nature
have
two
strong
characteristics,
one
is
that
they
are
a
polygamous
species
in
that
both
males
and
females
will
bond
with
a
variety
of
partners.
This
behaviour
is
very
prevalent
when
they
are
pets
as
unlike
many
other
parrot
species,
they
will
not
bond
to
just
the
single
person.
The
second
characteristic
is
the
females
dominance
over
the
males,
it
is
very
important
to
recognise
the
role
each
gender
plays
as
this
is
what
primarily
shapes
the
behaviour
of
the
bird.
It
is
very
rare
to
see
eclectus
sit
together
or
for
both
genders
to
groom
each
other,
the
only
interaction
I
have
seen
with
my
own
birds is mating and feeding.
Females
are
the
dominant
species,
they
are
confident,
they
don’t
panic
at
the
slightest
noise,
they
act
very
mature
and
wise.
They
are
certainly
not
intimidated
by
changes,
new
people,
new
layouts.
They
just
seem
to
watch
the
world
go
by
and
take
everything
in
their
stride.
All
my
females
spend
most
of
the
day
in
their
nest
boxes
resting,
chewing
shavings,
grooming
themselves
and
therefore
having
a
certain
amount
of
independence
from
the
male,
if
it
wasn’t
for
the
feeding
when
she
has
eggs
or
the
mating
she
would
probably
do
without
the
immaturity
of
the
male.
However
if
she
is
unhappy,
she
will
definitely
not
hesitate
to
make
her
feelings
known.
Females
will
physically
punish
males
who
over
step
the
mark
or
don’t
do
as
they
are
told,
a
female
will
turn
into
a
lunatic
if
you
try
and
enter
her
nest
box
when
she
does
not
want
you,
one
of
my
female
is
called
“psycho”
for
a
reason.
As
the
female
grows
older
and
certainly
in
her
3-4th
year,
she
goes
through
hormonal
stages
as
she
is
entering
adult
hood
and
she
will
have
a
natural
urge
to
nest
and
lay
eggs.
Females
as
in
the
wild
begin
to
defend
their
territory
against
all
threats,
they
may
actively
look
for
nesting
sites
and
the
pet
cage
often
becomes
her
domain.
Males
are
the
submissive
ones,
in
effect
they
have
a
very
gentle
nature,
they
tend
to
be
at
the
beck
and
call
of
the
female
whenever
she
calls
to
be
fed,
males
tend
to
be
very
cautious
of
the
power
balance
and
approach
females
with
out
stretched
necks
ready
to
scarper
if
the
need
arises.
For
this
reason
they
tend
have
an
almost
unconfident
nervous
personality
about
them.
I
see
my
males
as
wimps
which
act
all
very
hard
in
front
of
me
but
as
soon
as
the
female
is
out
of
the
nest
box,
they
usually
flap
about
like
nervous
wrecks
not
sure
what
to
do.
The
slightest
bang
or
sudden
movement
usually
results
in
the
male
eclectus
making
a
piercing
alarm
call
with
his
wings
outstretched
and
eyes
glaring
as
in
the
photo.
Usually
a
quick
word
to
tell
him
to
shut
up
stops
the
noise
but
he
is
then
alert
and
nervous
for
a
minute
or
so.
This
aspect
of
their
personality
is
one
reason
males
seem
to
get
more
stressed
than
females
and
if
the
stress
is
not
removed
they
can
sometimes
resort
to
feather
plucking.
Life
of
one
of
my
males
evolves
around
spending
most
of
every
day
without
the
female,
he
will
guard
the
box,
feed
the
female
when
she
calls,
escort
her
when
she
come
out
of
the
nest
box
and
the
time
he
entertains
himself
including
the
storing
and
pasting
of
regurgitated
food
in
different
nooks
and
crannies
of
the
aviary.
The
male
as
in
the
case
of
the
female
is
in
effect
living
a
virtually
solitary
life.
The
male
also
reaches
a
point
in
his
life
where
he
is
starting
to
reach
maturity
and
regurgitation
of
food
and
attempts
to
mate especially with a new owner becomes part of the relationship.
One
bird,
two
different
personalities
and
behaviours,
given
that
you
understand
their
behaviours,
each
one
can
bring
so
much
joy
and
happiness
in
your
life, but get it wrong, the male can end up damaging and hurting itself to the extent of self-mutilation, the female can end up damaging and mutilating you.
Male eclectus in defence
mode sounding his alarm call
All contents of this site are the sole copyright of Parrotism © 2012
Behaviour
Eclectus
by
nature
have
two
strong
characteristics,
one
is
that
they
are
a
polygamous
species
in
that
both
males
and
females
will
bond
with
a
variety
of
partners.
This
behaviour
is
very
prevalent
when
they
are
pets
as
unlike
many
other
parrot
species,
they
will
not
bond
to
just
the
single
person.
The
second
characteristic
is
the
females
dominance
over
the
males,
it
is
very
important
to
recognise
the
role
each
gender
plays
as
this
is
what
primarily
shapes
the
behaviour
of
the
bird.
It
is
very
rare
to
see
eclectus
sit
together
or
for
both
genders
to
groom
each
other,
the
only
interaction I have seen with my own birds is mating and feeding.
Females
are
the
dominant
species,
they
are
confident,
they
don’t
panic
at
the
slightest
noise,
they
act
very
mature
and
wise.
They
are
certainly
not
intimidated
by
changes,
new
people,
new
layouts.
They
just
seem
to
watch
the
world
go
by
and
take
everything
in
their
stride.
All
my
females
spend
most
of
the
day
in
their
nest
boxes
resting,
chewing
shavings,
grooming
themselves
and
therefore
having
a
certain
amount
of
independence
from
the
male,
if
it
wasn’t
for
the
feeding
when
she
has
eggs
or
the
mating
she
would
probably
do
without
the
immaturity
of
the
male.
However
if
she
is
unhappy,
she
will
definitely
not
hesitate
to
make
her
feelings
known.
Females
will
physically
punish
males
who
over
step
the
mark
or
don’t
do
as
they
are
told,
a
female
will
turn
into
a
lunatic
if
you
try
and
enter
her
nest
box
when
she
does
not
want
you,
one
of
my
female
is
called
“psycho”
for
a
reason.
As
the
female
grows
older
and
certainly
in
her
3-4th
year,
she
goes
through
hormonal
stages
as
she
is
entering
adult
hood
and
she
will
have
a
natural
urge
to
nest
and
lay
eggs.
Females
as
in
the
wild
begin
to
defend
their
territory
against
all
threats,
they
may
actively
look
for
nesting
sites
and
the
pet
cage
often
becomes
her domain.
Males
are
the
submissive
ones,
in
effect
they
have
a
very
gentle
nature,
they
tend
to
be
at
the
beck
and
call
of
the
female
whenever
she
calls
to
be
fed,
males
tend
to
be
very
cautious
of
the
power
balance
and
approach
females
with
out
stretched
necks
ready
to
scarper
if
the
need
arises.
For
this
reason
they
tend
to
have
an
almost
unconfident
nervous
personality
about
them.
I
see
my
males
as
wimps
which
act
all
very
hard
in
front
of
me
but
as
soon
as
the
female
is
out
of
the
nest
box,
they
usually
flap
about
like
nervous
wrecks
not
sure
what
to
do.
The
slightest
bang
or
sudden
movement
usually
results
in
the
male
eclectus
making
a
piercing
alarm
call
with
his
wings
outstretched
and
eyes
glaring
as
in
the
photo.
Usually
a
quick
word
to
tell
him
to
shut
up
stops
the
noise
but
he
is
then
alert
and
nervous
for
a
minute
or
so.
This
aspect
of
their
personality
is
one
reason
males
seem
to
get
more
stressed
than
females
and
if
the
stress
is
not
removed
they
can
sometimes
resort
to
feather
plucking.
Life
of
one
of
my
males
evolves
around
spending
most
of
every
day
without
the
female,
he
will
guard
the
box,
feed
the
female
when
she
calls,
escort
her
when
she
come
out
of
the
nest
box
and
the
time
he
entertains
himself
including
the
storing
and
pasting
of
regurgitated
food
in
different
nooks
and
crannies
of
the
aviary.
The
male
as
in
the
case
of
the
female
is
in
effect
living
a
virtually
solitary
life.
The
male
also
reaches
a
point
in
his
life
where
he
is
starting
to
reach
maturity
and
regurgitation
of
food
and
attempts
to
mate
especially
with
a
new
owner
becomes
part
of
the relationship.
One
bird,
two
different
personalities
and
behaviours,
given
that
you
understand
their
behaviours,
each
one
can
bring
so
much
joy
and
happiness
in
your
life,
but
get
it
wrong,
the
male
can
end
up
damaging
and
hurting
itself
to
the
extent
of
self-mutilation,
the
female
can
end
up
damaging and mutilating you.
Male eclectus in defence
mode sounding his alarm call
