The “Einstein of the Bird World”. Qhov no yog lub npe zoo nkauj zoo nkauj rau African grey parrot. Puas yog nws ua neej raws li lub npe, txawm li cas los xij? Thiab yog tias nws yog, koj puas tau npaj tos txais cov noog zoo li no rau hauv koj lub tsev? Koj puas muaj dab tsi los saib xyuas nws lub sijhawm ntau xyoo nws yuav nrog koj? Tsis txhob txhawj; Hauv phau ntawv qhia no, koj yuav pom tag nrho cov ntaub ntawv koj xav tau los txiav txim siab yog African grey parrot yog tus khub zoo tshaj plaws rau koj cov kev xav tau thiab kev ua neej.
Cia peb dhia dej!
African Grey Parrot Species Overview
| Common Names: | African grey parrot, grey parrot, Congo grey parrot |
| Scientific Name: | Psittacus erithacus |
| Adult Size: | 400 grams; 13 nti |
| Life Expectancy: | 23 xyoo nyob rau hauv hav zoov, 40–60 xyoo nyob rau hauv captivity |
Keeb kwm thiab keeb kwm
Hauv cov tsiaj qus, African grey parrot nyob hauv cov hav zoov equatorial ntawm cov tebchaws hauv nruab nrab thiab sab hnub poob Africa: Gabon, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, thiab lwm yam.
Thawj qhov kev piav qhia ntawm hom parrot no tau tsim nyob rau xyoo 1758 los ntawm Swedish naturalist Carl von Linné. Tau ntau pua xyoo, qhov muaj koob meej ntawm cov noog no tau ua rau muaj kev poob qis ntawm nws cov lej hauv cov tsiaj qus. Kev puas tsuaj ntawm nws qhov chaw nyob hauv ntuj los ntawm deforestation tau exacerbated qhov no. Qhov no yog vim li cas cov tsiaj muaj npe nyob rau hauv Daim Ntawv Ntxiv I ntawm Cov Lus Cog Tseg ntawm Kev Lag Luam Thoob Ntiaj Teb hauv Cov Tsiaj Tsiaj Tsiaj Tsiaj Tsiaj thiab Flora (CITES).
Tsis tas li, raws li International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN), cov neeg African grey parrot tam sim no yog ib hom kab mob uas yuav muaj kev puas tsuaj vim nws kev lag luam thoob ntiaj teb thiab kev poob chaw nyob tsis tu ncua, uas txhais tau tias tam sim no xav tau ntawm kev txom nyem poob sai sai rau plaub lub xyoos tom ntej no.
Nws yog ib qho ntawm cov noog nyiam tshaj plaws hauv Tebchaws Europe, Tebchaws Meskas, thiab Middle East vim nws lub neej ntev thiab tsis muaj peev xwm ua rau tib neeg hais lus. Txawm li cas los xij, feem ntau ntawm kev raug cai ntawm cov noog no tam sim no los ntawm Central African lub teb chaws - xws li Cameroon, Congo, thiab Gabon.
Tseeb
Tus neeg African grey parrot yog ib tus noog ntxim hlub, xav paub, ntxim nyiam, thiab txawj ntse heev.
Tseeb tiag, tus noog nruab nrab no muaj peev xwm kawm tau cov lus thiab suab nrov. Yog li tsis txhob xav tsis thoob yog tias koj cov noog pib ua raws li lub suab nrov ntawm lub xov tooj, cov tawv nqaij ntawm tus dev, lossis txawm tias cov lus cog lus koj hais yam tsis paub txog nws! Tseeb, qhov peculiarity ntawm no noog yog tias nws paub yuav ua li cas tso suab, cov lus nyob rau hauv lawv cov ntsiab lus meej thiab tsis tsuas yog los ntawm imitation. Yog li, nws txoj kev txawj ntse raug lees paub zoo ib yam li tus menyuam muaj rau xyoo.
Txawm li cas los xij, African grey parrot tsis txhawb kev kho siab. Nws yog ib tug rhiab noog vim nws txoj kev xav zoo heev. Nco ntsoov tias koj tus noog yuav ua rau koj nrog koj heev, ntau dua li lwm hom noog. Yog li, yog tias koj nyob deb ntawm koj lub tsev ntev ntev txhua hnub thiab rov qab los nkees heev los siv sijhawm zoo nrog koj cov noog, nws yuav zoo dua los txais yuav cov noog uas tsis tshua muaj kev tu tsiaj.
Yog li ntawd, African grey xav tau kev saib xyuas thiab saib xyuas ntau, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog hais txog nws txoj kev sib raug zoo thiab kev cob qhia. Ib puag ncig txhawb nqa, nrog rau kev sib cuam tshuam txhua hnub, yog qhov tseem ceeb. Siv sijhawm los qhia nws txhua hnub, sib cuam tshuam nrog nws, thiab nws yuav muab nqi zog rau koj ua rau koj xav tsis thoob ib hnub!
Pros
- ntse ntse heev
- Yuav ua raws li tib neeg lub suab thiab suab zoo dua lwm hom parrot
- Kev hlub thiab saib xyuas lawv niam txiv tib neeg
Cons
Muaj teeb meem coj cwj pwm yog tias nyob ib leeg ntau dhau
Speech & Vocalizations
Grey parrots paub ua cov suab nrov nrov hauv lawv ib puag ncig thiab siv lawv tsis tu ncua.
Nyob rau hauv kev poob cev qhev, African grey parrots tau tshwm sim los nthuav qhia kev sib txuas lus, uas txhais tau hais tias lawv siv tib neeg lus kom raug thiab raws li qhov tsim nyog rau cov xwm txheej uas lawv pom lawv tus kheej hauv.
Yog koj xav kom koj tus noog hais lus, koj yuav tsum hais lus rau nws tsis tu ncua thiab siv tib lo lus. Qhov no yuav ua rau koj tus tsiaj paub nws tus kheej nrog koj cov lus thiab rov hais dua koj cov lus tsis nyuaj.
Ib txwm ua siab ntev, maj mam, thiab ua tib zoo mloog. Tsis txhob yuam nws los yog maj nrawm. Koj tus noog yuav nrog koj tham thaum nws ntseeg siab thiab txiav txim siab nws yog lub sijhawm. Yog tias koj ntxhov siab nws, nws yuav kaw rau nws tus kheej, thiab koj txoj kev sib raug zoo yuav raug kev txom nyem.
African Grey Parrot Xim thiab Cim
Thaum African grey parrot yuav zoo li ib tug noog monochrome, nws plumage nta ntau nuance thiab subtlety tshaj li qhov koj xav!
Tseeb tiag, grey parrot's plumage tsis yog grey. Hloov chaw, cov plaub ntawm nws lub taub hau thiab tis yog ib qho tsaus grey, thaum cov plaub ntawm nws lub tsho hauv qab yog ib qho sib dua, ntau dua grey. Lub taub hau plaub kuj streaked thiab tinged nrog dawb.
Tseem muaj ob peb lwm yam txaws ntawm cov xim ib yam nkaus: daj ob lub qhov muag, dub daim nqi, thiab nws tus Tsov tus tw yog xim liab. Tsis tas li ntawd, kev hloov pauv tuaj yeem ua rau parrots liab, xiav, xim av, lossis albino.
Ib txhia breeders tau sim ua African grey parrots redder. Lawv cov kev sim tau ua tiav: qee cov parrots yug los nrog tag nrho cov liab lossis tag nrho cov paj liab liab tsis yog grey. Ntxiv mus, cov qauv no feem ntau muag ntawm cov nqi hnub qub vim lawv tsawg heev!
Tsis tas li, kev hloov pauv grey tshwm sim nyob rau hauv cov tsiaj qus, xws li Blue Ino (tag nrho cov dawb), Cov Ino tsis tiav (tsuas yog lub teeb pigmentation), thiab Blue varietals.
Kev saib xyuas rau African Grey Parrot
Housing and Enrichment Toys
Koj tus noog lub tawb yuav tsum npaj ua ntej koj tus noog tuaj txog. Muab tso rau hauv qhov chaw zoo nkauj thiab zoo nkauj, xws li chav nyob, vim tias cov noog no zoo nkauj heev thiab nyiam koom nrog tsev neeg lub neej. Txawm li cas los xij, zam qhov chaw dav dav thiab ze rau lub qhov rais kom tsis txhob muaj teeb pom kev ncaj qha. Tsis tas li ntawd, zam lub chav ua noj vim yog cov pa luam yeeb - nws lub ntsws tsis muaj zog thiab cov chav pw, uas yuav nyob ntsiag to heev.
Nws lub tawb yuav tsum loj txaus kom nws tis ya tau me ntsis. Nws yuav tsum yog cov khoom siv, nrog rau txoj kev qhib qhov nyuaj, vim tias koj tus parrot tuaj yeem kawm tau sai li sai tau qhib nws!
Nruam cov khoom ua si me kom nws muaj kev lom zem txhua hnub; npaj perches ntawm ntau qhov sib txawv. Xaiv cov ntoo uas ua los ntawm cov ntoo kom nws rub tau nws tus beak rau lawv.
Nkauj kho siab
Nyob hauv lawv qhov chaw nyob, grey parrots nyiam sib yuav. Yog tias koj tsuas muaj ib tus neeg raug ntes, lawv yuav xav tau koj kev pab! Tab sis tsis txhob txhawj, koj yuav tsis tas yuav ntxuav nws cov plaub ib los ntawm ib tug zoo li ib tug ntawm nws cov phooj ywg feathered xav. Hloov chaw, da dej nws ib zaug ib lim piam hauv ib lub phiab me me ntawm dej sov thiab saib nws taug kev zoo siab hauv dej!
Common He alth Problems
Tus neeg African grey parrot xav tau kev saib xyuas tshwj xeeb txog nws txoj kev ua pa, uas yog qhov tsis yooj yim. Cov kab mob uas nquag pom hauv hom no yog:
- Psittacine beak
- Proventricular Dilatation Disease
- Fatty Liver Disease
Tsis tas li, lwm yam kab mob uas yuav tsum tau saib xyuas tam sim ntawd yog hypocalcemia. Qhov tseeb, nws nyuaj rau qee cov neeg African greys kom tswj tau cov ntshav calcium txaus. Cov tsos mob ntawm tus mob no yog qee zaum hloov maj mam: tus parrot yog qhov txawv txav txawv txav, plam tawm ntawm nws lub perch thaum hmo ntuj, los yog shaken los ntawm me me tshee. Yog tias hypocalcemia tsis kho nyob rau theem no, tus noog txoj kev noj qab haus huv tuaj yeem ua rau lub sijhawm tsis zoo thiab ua rau qaug dab peg. Kev saib xyuas kws kho tsiaj sai yog qhov tseem ceeb vim tias lub neej ntawm tus noog tej zaum yuav muaj kev phom sij.
Kev noj haus thiab kev noj haus
African grey parrots feem ntau frugivorous: lawv nyiam noj cov txiv hmab txiv ntoo, txiv ntoo, noog pellets, thiab qee cov noob. Koj tuaj yeem muab koj cov noog tshiab txiv hmab txiv ntoo thiab zaub, xws li:
- Pears
- txiv kab ntxwv
- Apples
- Banaas
- Carrot
- qos yaj ywm qab zib
- taum ntsuab
- Kale thiab spinach
Koj African grey parrot xav tau zaub mov zoo, sib npaug. Xaiv cov khoom sib xyaw ua kom meej meej rau Psittacidae, muaj los ntawm cov kws yug tsiaj thiab cov khw muag khoom tshwj xeeb. Qee qhov kev lag luam cov noob sib xyaw yuav txaus ib ntus, tab sis lawv feem ntau muaj roj ntau dhau. Koj tus noog zoo li yuav txheeb cov noob uas nws nyiam, yog li nws yuav rog dhau thiab muaj zaub mov tsis txaus nyob rau lub sijhawm.
Ua kom tiav nws cov zaub mov nrog pob zeb ntxhia. Qhov no yuav yog qhov chaw ntawm calcium thiab minerals tseem ceeb rau kev noj qab haus huv ntawm koj cov noog.
Tsis tas li, nco ntsoov ntxuav nws lub tais dej tshiab txhua hnub. Tom qab ntawd, ib zaug ib lub lim tiam, ncuav cov vitamin ntxiv rau hauv nws cov dej kom kov yeej txhua qhov kev pheej hmoo ntawm kev tsis txaus thiab khaws cia zoo nkauj ntawm nws cov plumage.
Kev tawm dag zog
Koj African grey parrot yuav tsum tau nthuav nws tis txhua hnub kom noj qab haus huv. Yog li, koj tus khub yuav tsum raug tso cai siv sijhawm tsawg kawg ib mus rau ob teev hauv ib hnub sab nraum nws lub tsev, tab sis tsuas yog koj tuaj yeem muab nws nkag mus rau chav nyab xeeb. Yog tias tsis yog, koj tus noog lub tawb yuav tsum loj txaus kom nws ya raws li qhov xav tau; aviary feem ntau yog qhov kev xaiv zoo los xav txog. Tsis tas li ntawd, koj tus parrot lub tawb yuav tsum muaj ntau yam khoom ua si los txhawb nws lub hlwb thiab lub cev thiab tiv thaiv nws kom tsis txhob dhuav.
Qhov twg yuav txais los yog yuav ib tug African Grey Parrot
Txais los yog yuav ib tug African grey parrot yog ib qho kev txiav txim siab kom zoo zoo. Nws yuav siv sij hawm ntau ntawm kev cog lus thiab sijhawm rau koj, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog rau nws lub neej ntev thiab vim tias nws yuav dhau los ua ib tus tswv cuab ntawm koj tsev neeg.
Nws muaj peev xwm yuav ib tug grey parrot nyob rau hauv tshwj xeeb khw muag noog los yog los ntawm ib tug noog breeder. Hmoov tsis zoo, koj yuav tsum paub tias nws tsis yog qhov txawv rau parrots pom tsawg kawg 11 tus tswv hauv lawv lub neej.
Yog li ntawd, koj yuav tsum xav txog kev txais yuav ib tug neeg African grey parrot vim tias muaj ntau yam uas tau tso tseg rau hauv vaj tse. Bestfriends.org thiab lwm lub vev xaib muaj npe nrov yog qhov chaw zoo pib nrhiav koj tus khub feathered.
Conclusion
Nyob rau hauv luv luv, African grey parrot yog ib tug fascinating khub noog. Tab sis, ntawm qhov tod tes, nws qhov kev txawj ntse zoo kawg nkaus, kev nkag siab, thiab (hloov) lub neej ntev yog ob-edged ntaj. Tseeb tiag, tus noog no xav tau ntau yam kev mloog thiab kev cuam tshuam los ntawm nws tib neeg. Yog tias koj tsis muab kev saib xyuas zoo rau nws, yog tias koj tsis saib xyuas nws thiab tsis nco qab nws nyob hauv lub ces kaum ntawm koj lub tsev, koj ua rau nws raug kev txom nyem ntau xyoo. Qhov no yog vim li cas koj yuav tsum ua tib zoo ntsuas qhov zoo thiab qhov tsis zoo ua ntej yuav coj tus noog. Tab sis, yog tias koj npaj tau zoo thiab paub meej, koj yuav muaj sijhawm los siv sijhawm ntau xyoo nrog kev sib raug zoo nrog tus noog ntxim nyiam thiab ntxim nyiam no!
