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Post by just4birds on Apr 17, 2008 8:43:45 GMT 10
I was also told ... they are pretty speedy breeders also ... soo it may not take long for them to get out in the world and for the priceeee to drop  |
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Post by courtzrocks on Apr 21, 2008 16:02:28 GMT 10
I have also heard linnies make better pets than parrotlets too.
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Post by robert on Jul 9, 2009 15:46:35 GMT 10
Just found this,Angelicvampyre,
.from Robert and Precious
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Post by angelicvampyre on Jul 10, 2009 19:30:15 GMT 10
Just been reading this Rob Oh God I have just fallen in love with them might need to take a loan to get a pair!  |
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Post by robert on Jul 11, 2009 11:50:09 GMT 10
Hope you get yours eventually,Angelicvampyre.
from Robert and Precious
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Post by finchperson on Sept 20, 2009 14:54:19 GMT 10
I didnt even know there where any parrotlets being sold in Australia.  |
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Post by Damo on Sept 20, 2009 15:57:34 GMT 10
There aint any here maybe illegaly but none that are known to be in the country, the only closest species to them is linolated parakeets
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Post by finchperson on Sept 21, 2009 8:39:02 GMT 10
Thanks for the info Damo |
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Post by Laraine on Sept 21, 2009 12:53:55 GMT 10
There was an advert for them on Petlink recently.
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Post by Laraine on Sept 21, 2009 15:00:01 GMT 10
Sorry they were Linneolated Parrots.
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Post by finchperson on Sept 21, 2009 15:37:39 GMT 10
I know this is off subject, but how rare are linneolated parrots in Australia. Ive never seen any at birdshops, or for sale on the web.  |
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Post by missmess on Apr 9, 2012 19:03:12 GMT 10
Just bumping this thread. Does anybody know of any updated info on the status of Parrotlets in Australia?
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Post by Gerard on Apr 10, 2012 21:30:12 GMT 10
Rach, after having a bit of a squiz I couldn't find anything regarding their availability in Australia, but there are people on this forum who are lot more connected with breeders than I am. If they are in the country, then it is very hush-hush. Apart from being tiny, they remind me of lovebirds...short & stocky.
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Post by avinet on Apr 10, 2012 21:46:34 GMT 10
Just bumping this thread. Does anybody know of any updated info on the status of Parrotlets in Australia? I made some comments about Parrotlets back at the start of this thread in 2008. The comments still stand - they would be illegal to own in Australia since they could not have come from legally imported birds, only from smuggled birds. And any birds that are bred from illegally smuggled birds are also considered to be illegal and liable to be seized and euthanized. Having said that I have never heard of any Parrotlets being here since those comments in 2008. On the other hand Lineolated Parrots have dropped drastically since 2008 - a current advert on Petlink has the following UNRELATED BONDED PAIR OF TURQUOISE LINNIES $1000.00PR SPARE COCKS -ONE TURQUOISE ONE GREEN $500.00EA They are obviously breeding well, and in good numbers. Getting to be affordable by mere mortals  cheers, Mike |
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Post by anzac on Apr 11, 2012 10:19:14 GMT 10
I am a bit confused Mike, how can they be Lineolated Parrots and turks at the same time? Cross species?
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Post by avinet on Apr 11, 2012 10:48:55 GMT 10
I am a bit confused Mike, how can they be Lineolated Parrots and turks at the same time? Cross species? It refers to their colour. Linnies come in a variety of colour mutations, turquoise being one of them. The colour variation is one reason they are popular. See www.linniesociety.org/colors.html for examples of the colour mutations. cheers, Mike |
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Post by anzac on Apr 11, 2012 15:28:00 GMT 10
Cheers for that Mike, get it now They look very cute, a cross between a budgie and a love bird. So are you saying that at some point some one has smuggled them into the country or can you import these birds? Get a bit confused where the bird origins come from soemtimes. |
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Post by Laraine on Apr 11, 2012 16:48:58 GMT 10
I have also seen the ad on Petlink for them. They have certainly come down in price from the $3000 plus when I first heard about them a few years ago. They look cute.
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Post by avinet on Apr 11, 2012 22:24:24 GMT 10
Cheers for that Mike, get it now They look very cute, a cross between a budgie and a love bird. So are you saying that at some point some one has smuggled them into the country or can you import these birds? Get a bit confused where the bird origins come from soemtimes. If we are talking about Lineolated parrots then they will almost certainly have been smuggled originally - although there was a period of several years in the very early 1990's when legal import of some parrot species was allowed. It is possible that Linnies came in then legally but I doubt it. Apart from that short period there has never been legally sanctioned import of parrots into Australia - never ever. In the 19th and first half of the 20th Century, parrots were imported regularly, but it was more a case of the practice being ignored rather than being sanctioned. It is interesting to look at early newspaper reports about keeping birds at that time. I wrote an article for my local club magazine on some of those reports - I might reproduce it as a new thread in Squawk Talk! cheers, Mike |
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Post by Laraine on Apr 12, 2012 13:35:04 GMT 10
I'm guessing the same would apply to the Macaws, Indian Ringnecks, etc. as mentioned in another thread from 1937.
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