Flock-oriented, they preen each other, fly together, play, and share egg incubation duties. Many species of birds mate for life and share parenting tasks. Most birds will not take a second mate in the wild if their first is lost. Stress is an everyday experience for captive birds. Hand-raised birds crave affection and companionship and sometimes do not like to let their human companion out of their sight.
Birds imported from the wild are often frightened and high-strung.
A person nipped by a bird may never want to handle him or her again and condemn the bird to live imprisoned in a cage forever. Ideally, place birds with other members of their own species. Check climate, mating, opportunities for privacy, and other key factors. Neither solution is ideal, but these birds are living under unnatural conditions, and it would be inhumane to allow more birds to be born into a captive environment. If you cannot find a reputable sanctuary, donate the bird to someone who has other birds of the same species, allows them to live in a free-flight situation, and will never separate them once they have bonded.