#female eclectus

[identifying-parrots]

Eclectus – Eclectus, unknown species, female

Self sabotage

[dovemoulins]

male eclectus parrot needle felt!

[pinkandisworld]

[okartichoke]

so i may have thought abt this a bit :p. something something i am cringe but i am free something something

mostly a Fey (Maya) spread but i got SO EXCITED when i discovered the takahē, so have bonus phoenix

for the feys: honorable mention to eclectus parrots, the belted kingfisher, and the genus phalaropus for being species with brighter females,, and especially to the cardinal for symbolizing a loved one’s spirit being close by in a lot of cultures.,, for now though, i just stuck with crows (and cuz the mia a drew a couple weeks ago could accidentally work as crow wings)

link to masterpost

[herpsandbirds]

I would like to trouble you once more with a request of animals for which the female is either larger or more brightly colored than the male, such as the Wilson's Phalarope or the Eclectus parrot

Sure thing!

Of course, with most spiders, the females are larger. As with ladybird spiders...

Ladybird Spider (Eresus moravicus), female, family Eresidae, northern Italy

photograph by lynko

Ladybird Spider (Eresus moravicus), male, family Eresidae, Hungary

Male ladybird spiders mimic ladybird beetles (ladybugs), while the larger females do not.

photograph by Walter Pfliegler 

Greater Painted-Snipe (Rostratula benghalensis), male (back) and female (front), family Rostratulidae, Pathum Thani Rice Research Center, Thailand

Females are more colorful than the males. The females court the males, and are polyandrous (having multiple mates). The males incubate the nest and raise young.

photograph by Sani Sansanee & Arkajit Chakraborty

With many snakes, the females are larger, as with garter snakes...

Red-sided Garter Snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis), family Colubridae, outside a den in Manitoba, Canada

photograph by Elise Watchorn

Garter snakes make friends, organize their society around females

Read more: https://www.science.org/content/article/garter-snakes-make-friends-organize-their-society-around-females

For many species of Aquatic Turtle, the females are also larger...

Northern Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica), family Emydidae, NE United States

photograph by turtleconservancy

[arthistoryanimalia]

Parrots often turn up as props in European fruit/food feast still life paintings, such as these works by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793-1865):

1. Fruit Still Life with an Amazon Parrot, 1824

🆔Turquoise-fronted Amazon (Amazona aestiva), native to South America

2. Still Life with Fruit and Parrot, 1831

🆔female Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus), native to Australasia/Melanesia

(also note the fruiting pineapple plant in both!)

[drawbauchery]

More birb ideas!

Hiyoko - Yellow Indian ringneck

Ibuki - yellow naped Amazon

Mahiru - female Eclectus parrot

Mikan - Gallah cockatoo

look at that pink one oh my god

[filibusterfrog]

Is owning an ekkie difficult? what should you know about ekkie’s before getting one?

first off, as with all parrots i would NOT encourage you buy one as a pet. Theyre not domesticated and i dont think they should be bred and sold as pets, so if you can, get a rescue, or dont get one at all as they are a massive, massive commitment. (i have monty, hes a rescue,i love him. if i could put him back in the wild and be sure hed be able to survive, id put him there)

that said, its up to you. ill put some bird/eclectus care stuff under the readmore

necessary things to have on your part:

-a job and social life that allow you to spend hours at home with your ekkie, training them and giving them attention- training is necessary to keep them happy and mentally healthy and it also will really assist the two of you bonding :>

- the budget to provide them with a serving of fruits+vegetables twice a day. An all seed diet will kill an eclectus, as they are fruit eaters (do not feed avocado, rhubarb, chocolate or things containing caffeine. birds are lactose intolerant afaik. consult google for full list of what not to feed a parrot. human spit is also toxic)

-willing to commit 30+ years of your life to this -budget for toys

-budget for annual exotic pet vet visits (NOT CHEAP!)

-acceptance that eclectuses dont really like scritches. theyre strange like this, do not force scritches upon them. kisses are fine

-love and patience, theyre intelligent animals and they can give you the runaround, or bite, or destroy a beloved possession. the cheekiness is part of the fun a lot of the time.

great things about ekkies (can only speak for my experience with monty who is male, ive heard females can be different, and of course every bird is a little bit different so milage may vary):

-generally quiet, but very able to chat up a storm when something interesting is afoot

-loving and caring but in a beaky kind of way

-i don’t believe theyre usually ‘single person’ birds, and have it in them to love a whole gaggle of people. monty loves parties.

-very smart. enjoys a puzzle treat box

-sooooo cheeky

DO NOT:

-stroke a birds back or under the wings. it’ll make them horny and frustrated

-let it sit in the cage alone for hours and hours with no engagement. toys and time with you are essential

-let it stay up too late. too many hours of light make a bird horny and frustrated

-let it have access to electrical cables, copper toys, anything Not Bird Safe.

ive probably missed something important, if i have feel free to add on in the replies

[nevermeanttoknow]

soul as an eclectus parrot because it's world parrot day (and my birthday)

di you know how well eclectus parrots fit this guy..... i mean the name, the colors (on the female at least), the fact that some variations are found in parts of australia........ plus soul is just very parrot coded to me :]

[todaysbird]

I was wondering if you could help me. I’m making a character and it’s a bird alien, do you know of any bird species where the female is more colorful then the male? people tell me it’s a thing but I can’t find any birds on the matter. Im having a hard time believing it…

It’s pretty uncommon, but the Eclectus parrot is a great example!

The green bird is a male, the red is the female. The male isn’t particularly dull, but usually really vibrant reds or blues are found in males, not females.

[mynameis-a]

ornithologists: ok so the male birds are more vibrant and unnatural (reds, yellows, blues, etc) colors to attract potential mates, and the female birds are more dull or natural colors (greens, browns, etc) to blend in with their surroundings.

eclectus parrots: *exist*

ornithologists: tf

[proton-wobbler]

Moluccan Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus)

"just read about em in a book and they're so fascinating! the males and females are completely different colors to the point scientists assumed they were different species for years. they are also unique in that their babies are born sexually dimorphic in their colors! overall very interesting little guys" "I own one. He’s loud. I love him. Also they’re one of the only kinds of parrots with sexual dimorphism. Look em up. They both look crazy different. In fact, they thought they were two different kinds of birds for a loooong time."

The breeding behavior for this species is wild. Females are thought to be so brightly colored as they will guard the entrance to their nest cavity for up to 11 months at a time. The coloration serves as a deterrent to other females, but also highlights her presence to males in the area. One female eclectus can have multiple males that feed and mate with her, and males will take care of multiple females at a time as well. The male's green coloration helps to camouflage him against the leaves and trees as he forages. It is noted that the plumage of both sexes is quite spectacular when viewed under ultraviolet light, a type of light that they predators (hawks and owls) cannot see in.

"Adult females with poor nest hollows often commit infanticide on the male, if they produce both a male and a female chick. Inadequate nest hollows have a habit of flooding in heavy rain, drowning the chicks or eggs inside. This reported infanticide in wild pairs may be the result of other causes, since this behavior where the hen selectively kills male chicks is not observed in captive birds."

Sources:

Image Source: eBird (Doug Herrington)

[beentobeetle]

FEMALE AM HAS BIRDS :0 CAN WE HEAR ABOUT THEM

YESSS YES OFC I WAS JUST ABOUT TO MAKE A POST ABOUT THEM !!! (Ik I’m reposting some of these drawings but shhh they’re good refs for how she interacts with them)

Her first bird is Mortimer, an Umbrella Cockatoo she rescued from a pretty awful home :( She found him in an exotic pet store and just kind… knew she wanted him. He’s very loyal but is a bit of a wimp, especially when it comes to vet visits and baths

Second bird is Beatrice, a Hyacinth Macaw she bought from a breeder. Beatrice is a very dramatic, petty bird, but Adeline honestly loves her for it.

Her last bird is Lukyan, an Eclectus parrot! She was offered him by a neighbor in her apartment that was moving out and needed to re-home him. Without much question, she took him in.

All of her birds are MORE than precious to her. She talks to them like they’re people and treats them as such, making sure they have all the room and toys they could ever want.

She loves talking about them and shows off her injuries from them like they’re some sort of trophy. She always has at least one on her shoulder, if not all of them somewhere near her. She has a hired sitter for them when she’s out (probably just a neighbor of hers or a friend) and adores educating people about them.

The first time she met Mortimer he nearly bit her finger off. He was so raggedy and scared, with plucked feathers and tired eyes.

Beatrice was kept in the tiniest cage imaginable, having faded colors and lots of scarring on her stomach and feet.

Lukyan was so frail and skinny when she took him in. She cursed the neighbor that gave him to her out when she saw the state he was in, happy to have them moving out.

She treats these things more like family than pets. They have their own room, set up with a treat dispenser separate cages and bathrooms, the whole shebang. Cannot express how well she does taking care of them, sometimes putting their luxuries over her own.

They have spa days and a really well set routine. Her neighbors kinda hate her for the noise but she (somehow) gets away with it (she bribes their tenant)

And yes, she did teach all of them how to say swear words.

[tesco-finest-aromantics]

🦜 another one hehe :)))

Eclectus parrots are the most sexually dimorphic parrot genus, to the point where males and females of all the species were considered separate species due to being so different.

The male is green on the left, and the female is red/purple on the right.

Parrots in generally don't have much sexual dimorphism, and the in the majority of parrot species it's impossible to tell without doing DNA sexing for chromosomes, or just waiting for a parrot to lay eggs (which may never happen).

[herpsandbirds]

Moluccan Eclectus Parrot (Eclectus roratus), female, family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes, found in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia

The females are more brightly colored than the males, which are green, with bright orange beaks.

photograph by Kow Hao Rui

[fatiguedcorvid]

Throwback to my crippling parrot obsession

Giorno with a macaw, Trish with a budgie, Narancia with a sun conure, and Abbacchio with a female eclectus