help with the name of this bird please

[Courtzrocks]

Some good info on red rumps

Psephotus: Red-rumped Parrots

Not much on juvi's though...

[lyngrae]

Hi
LOOKS TO BE AN OPALINE COCK RED RUMP IN FRONT WITH POSSIBLY A NORMAL HEN BEHIND. THESE BIRDS WILL NORMALLY BREED IN THE FIRST SPRING BUT WILL GIVE MUCH BETTER LONG TERM RESULTS IF BREEDING IS PUT OFF UNTIL FOLLOWING YEAR. YOU CAN EXPECT UP TO 6 YOUNG WITH 2 NESTINGS PER SEASON FROM A GOOD PAIR.

[jordynn]

thanks lyngrae :) great info there

[The Boy With The Birds]

the cock is defantly the one in front. Oh, and they are defantly red rumps. the cock is a normal opaline, the hen (from what i can see the hen is a cinnamin opaline)
just cause she is young doesnt mean se wont breed soon :)
if allowed i think that hen will lay her first cutch in a few seasons time.
the young are going to be lutino opaline.
hope this helps,

Zac,

[jordynn]

wow you're a cluey one arent you.. i bet you have been a dedicated bird lover for years :)

it certainly sounds like we will get some gorgeous babies out of these pair if they breed.. i have a box in the aviary and will be building more this weekend.

thanks mate :)

[Courtzrocks]

Good luck with your pair, they look beautiful. Oakey...only a few hours from me :)

[The Boy With The Birds]

if there was a better picture of the hen i could be 100 percent. it is defantly not a regent. regents are bigger, more yellow, and have an orange beak and are part of the polytelis femaly. While the red rump is from the grass parrot group psephotus.

[jordynn]

this one is a little better, at least she isnt hiding :D

[Courtzrocks]

A few mutations..

Red-rumped Parakeets

[The Boy With The Birds]

ok, that changes it all. she is a UK pied bird. The babies should mosty be opaline.
i used to keep many red rumps. But i was kind of bumed after a while, because of there extremely aggressve nature. So i sold all of mine. They couldnt even stop nipping at my bourkes parrots feet, on the aviary next door!
and even when holding for sale, with cockatiels!

Zac,