Today we’ve added five new parrots to Birdorable: the White-crowned Parrot, Blue-fronted Amazon, Spix’s Macaw, Alexandrine Parakeet and Peach-fronted Parakeet.

We continue to get a lot of new bird requests for parrots and parakeets, especially since our site was featured in the August edition of Bird Talk magazine. Of the 125 different species of birds on Birdorable today, 32 are parrots and parakeets.

One of the rarest and most critically endangered parrots in the world is the Spix’s Macaw. It is believed to be extinct in the wild! The species was feared to be extinct in the early 1980’s, until it was rediscovered in 1985 when just 5 birds were located in the north of Bahia, Brazil. Sadly, by 1988 it appeared the last 5 birds had been removed by trappers. In 1990, an exhaustive survey in the area resulted in the discovered of a single wild survivor! The Brazilian Authorities located a wild caught female Spix’s Macaw at a private breeding facility. In 1995 the female was released in the wild to join the last remaining one, but unfortunately shortly after she was found dead. The one remaining bird was last seen on October 5th, 2000 and is thought to have died of natural causes as he was in excess of 20 years old.

Currently there are approximately 120 individual Spix’s Macaws in captivity around the world. 78 of these are participating in an international breeding program managed by the Institute Chico Mendes of Biodiversity Conservation, the Natural Heritage Branch of the Brazilian Government. 50 of these are managed at Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation in the State of Qatar.

Show your support for this beautiful bird with this Birdorable Save the Spix’s Macaw t-shirt:

The Hyacinth Macaw is the largest flying parrot species in the world (the larger Kakapo of New Zealand is flightless) and has one of the strongest beaks relative to its size in the known bird world. Unfortunately, these beautiful South American birds are endangered due to high levels of poaching and smuggling for pet trade. They are further threatened by increased commercial sale of feather art and habitat loss from human development.

The Hyacinth Macaw is the latest bird to be cutified as a Birdorable. To support the great conservation work that Projeto Arara Azul is doing in Brazil, 30% of the retail price of all Birdorable Hyacinth Macaw product sales will be donated to this cause.

Begun in 1990 by the biologist Neiva Guedes, the Hyacinth Macaw Project in Brazil has monitored about 3,000 individuals over an area of 400,000 hectares in the Pentanal region of Mato Grosso do Sul. The project is involved in the research, management and conservation of the species. In carrying these out, biologists, veterinarians, field workers, ranchers and university students share in activities ranging from technical studies on reproduction, behavior, and habitat to environmental education.

Other charities that Birdorable donates to are the Ventana Wildlife Society which is involved in saving the California Condor, the Genesee Valley Audubon Society that operates the Rochester Falconcam starring two Peregrine Falcons Mariah and Kaver and the Save the Albatross campaign of Birdlife International. To find out more about these charities see the new Birdorable Charity Campaigns page.

This Birdorable Peach-faced Lovebird and Cockatiel are dressed up as a witch for Halloween. Greeting cards and note cards feature these cute birds riding a broom on the inside. That’s totally cute! Send unique greetings to your friends this Halloween with some Birdorable cute cards!

This Birdorable Monk Parakeet is dressed up as a witch for Halloween. These greeting cards and note cards feature a Monk Parakeet riding a broom on the inside - too cute! Send unique greetings to your friends this Halloween with some Birdorable cute Monk Parakeet cards!

Our totally cute Birdorable Peach-faced Lovebird is dressed up like a witch for Halloween! Complete with broom and witch hat, this super-cute design makes a great gift for Lovebird lovers, bird fans and Peach-faced Halloween revelers!

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This Birdorable African Grey Parrot is dressed up as a witch for Halloween. Greeting cards and note cards feature an African Grey Parrot riding a broom on the inside - too cute! Send unique greetings to your friends this Halloween with some Birdorable cute African Grey Parrot cards!

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This Birdorable Senegal Parrot is dressed up as a witch for Halloween on these super cute Birdorable Halloween cards. These cards feature a Senegal Parrot riding a broom on the inside - too cute! Send unique greetings to your friends this Halloween with these unique cards!

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Birdorable is proud to welcome the beautifully colored Rainbow Lorikeet to its family of cutified birds. Rainbow Lorikeets are a type of parrot that lives in rainforests in Australia, Indonesia and outlying areas. This is our totally cute Birdorable version of the Rainbow Lorikeet. Great gifts here for Lorikeet lovers!

Check out these new additions to the Birdorable family. The Abyssinian Lovebird, Masked Lovebird and Eclectus Parrot have been cutified closely matching the original colors. These cute birds are available on a range of different products, from bibs, children’s clothes and adult t-shirts to buttons, magnets, tiles, bags, mugs and much more! They are great gifts for birders or fans of birds.

• Abyssinian Lovebirds are the largest birds in the lovebird family. They are a kind of parrot. They live in Africa from Eritrea to Ethiopia.
• Masked Lovebirds are a type of parrot and one of the smaller birds of the lovebird family. The live in the northeast of Tanzania in Africa.
• The Eclectus Parrot lives on the Solomon Islands, New Guinea, and Australia. Males are bright green while females are red and purple.

All these products are made-to-order using the print-on-demand technology of Cafepress.com. Each time Cafepress receives an order from our online shop, their production facility jumps into action to produce and ship your high-quality finished product.

Peach-faced Lovebirds, also called Rosy-faced Lovebirds, are native to dry areas in southwestern Africa. They are gregarious, social birds. A loud and constant chirper, these birds are very social animals and often congregate in small groups in the wild. They eat throughout the day and take frequent baths. Coloration can vary widely among populations but females are generally darker and greener, while males are smaller and brighter. Lovebirds are renowned for their sleep position in which they sit side-by-side and turn their faces in towards each other. Aww, isn’t that cute?! Also super-cute, females are known to tear raw materials into long strips, ‘twisty-tie’ them onto their backs, and fly distances back to make a nest.

This design, a cute version of the Peach-faced Lovebird, makes a great gift for birders, Lovebird fans, and anyone who loves cute birds! Also check out the other Birdorable parrots and parakeets, like the Rose-ringed Parakeet, Monk Parakeet and African Grey Parrot.

This new cute design for parrot lovers features a Birdorable cute version of the African Grey. The design is available on men’s, women’s and kid’s apparel, as well as mugs, stickers, buttons and other products. This is a great gift for everyone who loves African Greys!