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Not too many parrots<\/a> have royal titles, which is just one way the Princess of Wales Parakeet (Polyteles alexandrae),<\/em>\u00a0also referred to as the Princess Parrot,\u00a0<\/em>stands out. This medium-sized pastel-colored parrot with a long tail is native to Australia’s woodland and scrub habitats and is named after a real princess \u2014\u00a0Princess Alexandra of Denmark\u00a0(1844-1925), who later married the Prince of Wales, Edward VII, eventually becoming the Queen of England.<\/p>\n

While many parrot species have rich, brightly colored feathers, the Princess of Wales parakeet is more a soft pastel, with plumage that is mostly green with a pink throat, bluish crown and rump, and brighter green shoulders. Don\u2019t let the common name that leads with the word \u201cPrincess\u201d fool you into thinking that the species is made up entirely of females! There are male \u201cprincesses.\u201d (Although, Prince<\/em> of Wales parakeets might be something for ornithologists to consider \u2014\u00a0\u201cThe Prince and Princess of Wales Parakeet\u201d sounds like a charming name for a bird pair!) The sexes are dimorphic when they reach sexual maturity, which means you can visually tell adult males apart from females. The male\u2019s plumage has a little more richness, and males also have a\u00a0slight elongation of the third primary flight feathers, referred to as a spatula tip, which\u00a0has an\u00a0upward curl. The male’s iris is\u00a0orange, while the female’s is more brown in color. There are also several Princess of Wales color mutations,\u00a0including blue, lutino and albino.<\/p>\n

Their \u201csoft\u201d appearance might give you the impression that they have soft vocalizations. While they do have a reputation for being quieter\u00a0than other parrot species, Princess of Wales parakeets can be chirpy whistlers and some even learn to mimic a few words or phrases (Hearing is believing: check out this Princess of Wales getting\u00a0chatty\u00a0with himself<\/a>).<\/p>\n

They are natural ground foragers, and, given their long tail feathers, need a housing that is both wide\u00a0and tall, such as a flight cage, preferably set up with ground-level foraging area.<\/p>\n

The Princess of Wales has a reputation for its\u00a0gentleness, and hand-reared Princesses\u00a0are reported to be more apt to be outgoing and friendly companions. Sadly, the Princess of Wales parakeet, while available in aviculture, is becoming a rare sight in the wild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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