Parrot Species Comparison Chart – Noise, Talking, Size, Lifespan
We hope that this Parrot Species Comparison Chart will help you to choose a parrot that best suits your environment and desires. It is very important that you research parrot information before you buy a parrot or adopt a parrot.
Don’t be anxious about your choice. Some of these parrots below on the Parrot Species Comparison Chart will out-live you! Carefully consider all the disadvantages and make sure they are not only acceptable now but will also be in the future. Compare parrots on the chart to narrow down your choices.
Remember that anything you read about different parrot species is subject to individual circumstances. There are instinctive behaviors that parrots have, but just like people, no two are alike. Much depends on how it is raised, the environment it lives in, the food it is fed, and who interacts with it, and how they interact with it.
If you have a parrot species that differs from the information listed on the Parrot Species Comparison Chart below, then please contact us and send me your information so that I can post it. The more information people have on individual owner’s experiences with different parrot species, the better equipped they will be to decide what parrot species is right for them.
If you see a companion parrot that you are interested in on the Parrot Species Comparison Chart below, then click on the underlined parrot species name and it will take you to that species page. If you decide that you want to come back to this page, simply click on the button on the upper left-hand side of your screen.
Parrot Species Comparison Chart
| 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” |
