Staring at Birds - Indian Ringneck Parakeets

Indian Ringneck Parakeet/Rose-Ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri manillensis)

Conservation Status:

Common in US aviculture, least concern in the wild.
Endangered Species List: Rose-Ringed Parakeet
Wild Status

Hmm. . .My thoughts on Indian Ringnecks (IRN) as pets.  

They're not snuggly, cuddly - even a very tame one might allow you to only scritch its head.  But a well raised IRN is easy to handle and they love to hang out with you. They are very loving and interactive, they just don't like you wiping your hands all over them as humans seem to like to do to animals. 

They're independent, meaning they don't necessarily want to be velcroed to your body.  That's not to say they're not great pets - I think they are.  A well raised IRN pretty much will go to, and get along with, most people.  Independent does not mean they're not affectionate.  They are affectionate, they just don't want you to rub your hands all over them.

They talk and mimic other sounds pretty well.  

In a nut shell, I'd describe them as low maintenance as far birds go.  

AJ - a VERY cool IRN:  My Friend AJ

**If you want a pet IRN, don't think of getting an untame or skittish one and think you're going to tame it down.  IRNs don't tend to tame down.   Exception - a young, adolescent one going through "bluffing" phase. 

Indian Ringnecks 

Mutations that I have:

Albino

 

Turquoise

 

Blue

 

Blue

 

Cremino

 

Cremino

 

Green

 

Lutino

 

Lutino & Green

 Developmental Pictures:

One/Two Days:

 

Hatched 3/20/2011 & 3/21/2011

Picture taken 3/22/2011

One Week:

   

Hatched 3/25/2011 & 3/27/2011

Picture taken 4/3/2011 (1 week old)

You can see the babies with red eyes. 

Those will be albino, lutino, cremino or other red-eyed mutation.

Parents: Male - Blue, split lutino; Female - Cremino (turquoise lutino) 

Two Weeks:

Hatched 3/20/2011 & 3/21/2011

Picture taken 4/3/2011 (2 weeks old)

Hatched 3/25/2011 & 3/27/2011

Picture taken 4/10/2011 (2 weeks old)

Three Weeks:

 

Hatched 3/20/2011 & 3/21/2011

Picture taken 4/10/2011 (3 weeks old)

 

Four Weeks:

Five Weeks:

 

Six Weeks:

 

Turquoise

 

Blue

Eight Weeks:

 

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