The Many Types of Pet Birds

The wonderful thing about birds is that all types of pet birds have their own personalities, traits, and characteristics. Basically, if you're interested in having a pet bird, there is a perfect bird out there for you!

The pet birds below have been organized by size. This may help you figure out which are good first-time birds and which birds require more experienced owners.

X-Small Pet Birds
Canaries	Finches

Small Pet Birds
Cockatiels	Lovebirds	Small Parakeets	Parrotlets

Medium Pet Birds
Caiques	Small Conures	Lories & Lorikeets	Large Parakeets
Pionus Parrots	Poicephalus

Large Pet Birds
African Greys	Amazons	Small Cockatoos	Large Conures
Eclectus	Hawk Headed Parrots	Mini-Macaws

X-Large Pet Birds
Large Cockatoos	Macaws

If you are interested in seeing a list of parrots only, visit our Types of Parrots page.

Less Common Pet Birds

Below are some less common, but popular, pet birds--these are birds that are kept as pets, but are not as common as the birds listed above. Because most of these birds require special care and supplies (such as an aviary and full flight), we didn't include them in our quiz. If you have an interest in these birds, we suggest researching them on your own and making sure you are fully able to care for them.

Less Common Pet Birds
Crows	Doves & Pigeons	Mynah Birds	Toucans

If you have a less common pet bird and would like to see them added to this list, please contact us and let us know.