Lineolated Parakeet is also recognized
as “Barred Parakeet”, “Catherine parakeet” or shortly “Linnies”. Lineolated
Parakeet is a minor parrot found typical in upland forestry from southern
Mexico to Panama, Venezuela to southern Peru & Bolivia in the Andes. Lineolated
Parakeet is also found in “Santa Marta” mountains in Colombia and Venezuelan Littoral
Range. Its down is typically green with various black and dark green stripes or
bars, and the parrot has a pale-horn colored beak. The dark lines differ in fame
between its two categories. Numerous color mutants are existing in the aviculture.
The length of Lineolated
Parakeet is around 16 cm (6.5 inches), and the normal weight ranges between 42
to 52 grams.
Lifespan
The average lifespan of Lineolated
Parakeet is expected to be 10 years, but some individuals can live up to 15
years.
Appearance
Lineolated Parakeet is generally
a green parrot with black lines over the upper parts of the body except on top of the head. The lower parts of the body are olive-green with extremely dark-green bars on
its edges. The wings shoulder is black but some blue on underneath the wings. The
tail of Lineolated Parakeet is dark-green. Its irises are dark-brown, the beak is
horn-colored, and the legs are pink. The adolescents have less-marked dark lines,
which become black or dark with the age. The males and females are usually
similar in outer look, but males may occasionally have more obvious black lines
than females. Generally, there is no discriminating feature to distinguish gender.
The two categories vary in the fame of the dark lines.
Habitat and Status
The habitat of Lineolated
Parakeet is the jungles and mountains up to the height of approximately 3,300
meters (2.1 miles) above the sea-level. Lineolated Parakeet spends most of their
day time on the ground but they sleep top in the trees. Lineolated Parakeet can
accept cold weather and they have been seen taking snow-baths. Lineolated
Parakeet has a huge population that is believed to be stable.
Behavior and Breeding
The female lays 2 to 4 eggs
which hatch after 18 to 21 days of development. The chicks leave the nest around
five weeks after hatching from the eggs. Lineolated Parakeets are seen in the
wild in crowds of six to thirty birds, although larger crowds (up to 150 parrots)
are known. Lineolated Parakeet eats mostly fruits, dried and grown seeds, and
insects’ larvae.
Lineolated parakeets are recognized
for their tranquil natures and odd postures. Unlike various birds, Lineolated
Parakeet normally rests in an early flat position with their heads exactly harmonized
with their tails. They are usually very quiet birds and naturally mutter silently,
and their noises are not high-pitched or loud to the ear.
Aviculture
Barred Parakeets are very
famous as pets due to their silent and calm nature, and also due to several color
mutations. Green series birds, typical green (wild-type), dark-green, olive and
green series named yellow. The turquoise series birds include turquoise, mauve,
cobalt, and the turquoise ino called creamino (usually of white color). Grey wing,
where the excepting and the general color is weak is an alternative mutation that can found
in any color mutation, even the inos. Violet, misty, and cinnamon are found in
European aviculture, but infrequently in the USA. They are gifted mimics of humanoid
dialogue.
One of the greatest familiar
and charming features of Barred Parakeets is that they like bathing and being mist
over the water. Barred Parakeets particularly like these mist baths; they will
hang upside down and open their wings excitedly. Pet linnies are also famous to
have a distinctive characteristic of liking to burrow or hide in or under sartorial
for hours on end and will occasionally fall asleep in their established hiding
places.
Learning to Talk
Lineolated Parakeets are famous
for their soft talk and low sounds which make them suitable domestic pets. They
can occasionally make louder sounds but this is usually due to distress or
their food bowl running low. Lineolated Parakeets are also recognized for their
skill to talk and reproduce sounds. Not all parakeets will speak and generally, the
males are more vocal but there are some techniques to increase the learning skill
of words or sounds comprising:
(a) Starting learning when the Parakeets are
young. Generally, they learn numerous words when they are below 2 years of age or
moved to the new environs.
(b) Using simulated games which start by gratifying
the bird after it copies a noise that the bird is already familiar with and
then starting words or sounds once the Parakeets has taken interest in the speech.
(c) Saying slogans in an enthusiastic sound or
when the Parakeets is in an excited mode.
At times Parakeets will mimic
an exact person’s tone, usually the individual who spends most of the time with
them. Lineolated Parakeets might further learn to copy the sounds that are unwanted
for them to repeat. Undesirable dialogs can be lessened by not gratifying the
bird with laughter or care or redirecting the bird to do another famous trick.
Food for Pets
Pellets are the perfect food for
Lineolated Parakeets as well as for various other pet birds. It consists of several
important vitamins and nutrients that the birds need. Seeds are the partial diets
for Lineolated Parakeets, but it can cause obesity in the birds, starvation,
and kidney failure. Green-leaved vegetables like kale, collard greens, and turnip
leaves in addition to broccoli, carrot, and cauliflower are largely consumed. Some
common fruits are also given to the Lineolated Parakeets which contain banana,
papaya, apple, apricot, and orange, etc. Some foods having protein and calcium can
also be given such as scrambled or boiled eggs (along with the shell). Hemp, baked
soybeans, potatoes, strawberries, green peas, coconut, pumpkin seed, alfalfa,
and sunflower seeds are also the desired foods for Lineolated Parakeets. It is better
to give various types of food to maintain the nutrition balance. Different
types of foods keep the Lineolated Parakeets from getting bored.
Toxic Foods
The holders of Lineolated
Parakeets must not feed their birds with high salt, sugar or fat. Some common poisonous
foods comprise avocado and guacamole, caffeine, fruit pits, and apple seeds,
persimmons, onions, mushrooms (which can cause ingestion disorder and liver
failure), dried and raw beans, stems, vines, the leaves of tomatoes, and
eggplant are toxic foods for the Lineolated Parakeets.
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ReplyDeleteGreat article! Thanks for sharing I added some thoughts on parakeet food sometime ago
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