Eclectus parrot for sale england uk

Overview The eclectus pronounced “ek-lek-tus” are an unusual species of parrot originating from the north of Australia across the Indonesian Islands right up to New Guinea. These beautiful birds are known as sexually dimorphic - the males are virtually green, females are mainly red. When they were originally discovered it was thought both colours were two different species hence why their name “eclectus” comes from the word “eclectic” meaning “from different sources”. As well as their striking colours, eclectus have a unique feather growth which is almost hair like especially on their heads giving it a fur like appearance, this feature is only present in a very small number of parrot species such as the lories. In the wild studies have shown eclectus live in lowland jungle and most of their food supply comes from the upper layers of the tree’s. Eclectus are a polygamous species, in other words females will mate with a number of different males and vice versa. Eclectus nest in hollows high up in tree’s and the females defend these against any other females. Studies have shown that females will spend up to 11 months of the year in their nests raising young. Eclectus will breed all year round and there is no distinctive breeding season. Males will spend most of the time foraging and bringing food back to the females. A single female may have up to five different males regularly bringing her food and this is probably the reason why there is a high number of males to females, although this could be attributed to the high visibility of males whilst the females are not visible in their nests. It is widely believed that the colour of the eclectus plays a very important role as camouflage for both the males in the dark green canopy where they spend the majority of their time foraging as is the case with the females who spend the majority of their time in the dark interior of their nest hollow. Eclectus lay two eggs on average, the eggs are white in colour and the total incubation is solely carried out by the female. The male’s role is to feed the female whilst she is incubating and later on to provide food for the chicks. The chicks hatch after 28 days of constant incubation and they are born both naked and blind. Development of the chicks is quite fast with eyes opening at 13-16 days and shortly after a dark down covering. Feather quills begin to emerge at around four weeks and from here you can see the actual colour and in effect the gender of the chick. Coinciding with the full feather growth the young reach independence at around 12-16 weeks of age. Both parents continue to feed the babies and usually the female will lay and start the whole cycle again whilst the babies are taken care of by the males. The young eclectus become sexually mature aged 3-4 years although one of my females has laid at two years. Eclectus have an unusually long digestive tract compared to other parrots hence why they have an important requirement for a high fibre diet. The wild eclectus is primarily a fruit eater supplementing it’s diet with nuts, leaf shoots and flowers possibly including nectar. The high fibre that is referred to is related to the tropical fruits and in particular mangoes, paw paw, passion fruit, papaya and so on. It is not known to what extent eclectus may eat animal protein but it is believed they will eat insects and grubs.

Overview The eclectus pronounced “ek-lek-tus” are an unusual species of parrot originating from the north of Australia across the Indonesian Islands right up to New Guinea. These beautiful birds are known as sexually dimorphic - the males are virtually green, females are mainly red. When they were originally discovered it was thought both colours were two different species hence why their name “eclectus” comes from the word “eclectic” meaning “from different sources”. As well as their striking colours, eclectus have a unique feather growth which is almost hair like especially on their heads giving it a fur like appearance, this feature is only present in a very small number of parrot species such as the lories. In the wild studies have shown eclectus live in lowland jungle and most of their food supply comes from the upper layers of the tree’s. Eclectus are a polygamous species, in other words females will mate with a number of different males and vice versa. Eclectus nest in hollows high up in tree’s and the females defend these against any other females. Studies have shown that females will spend up to 11 months of the year in their nests raising young. Eclectus will breed all year round and there is no distinctive breeding season. Males will spend most of the time foraging and bringing food back to the females. A single female may have up to five different males regularly bringing her food and this is probably the reason why there is a high number of males to females, although this could be attributed to the high visibility of males whilst the females are not visible in their nests. It is widely believed that the colour of the eclectus plays a very important role as camouflage for both the males in the dark green canopy where they spend the majority of their time foraging as is the case with the females who spend the majority of their time in the dark interior of their nest hollow. Eclectus lay two eggs on average, the eggs are white in colour and the total incubation is solely carried out by the female. The male’s role is to feed the female whilst she is incubating and later on to provide food for the chicks. The chicks hatch after 28 days of constant incubation and they are born both naked and blind. Development of the chicks is quite fast with eyes opening at 13-16 days and shortly after a dark down covering. Feather quills begin to emerge at around four weeks and from here you can see the actual colour and in effect the gender of the chick. Coinciding with the full feather growth the young reach independence at around 12- 16 weeks of age. Both parents continue to feed the babies and usually the female will lay and start the whole cycle again whilst the babies are taken care of by the males. The young eclectus become sexually mature aged 3-4 years although one of my females has laid at two years. Eclectus have an unusually long digestive tract compared to other parrots hence why they have an important requirement for a high fibre diet. The wild eclectus is primarily a fruit eater supplementing it’s diet with nuts, leaf shoots and flowers possibly including nectar. The high fibre that is referred to is related to the tropical fruits and in particular mangoes, paw paw, passion fruit, papaya and so on. It is not known to what extent eclectus may eat animal protein but it is believed they will eat insects and grubs.