Although not as exotic or impressive for your friends, making your choice of a pet bird from the group called the Small Hook Bills is infinitely more practical. These smaller parrots have definite advantages as pets. Not only is the initial cost much lower, but the need for spacious cages and large amounts of expensive fruits and vegetables is eliminated. There will not be loud shrieks to contend with from these smaller birds. Most important, they respond to love and attention with devotion just as satisfying as the larger species.
Love Birds are a species of the small hookbills who make amusing and colorful pets.
Some can be trained to talk, but only with endless time and patience. Although a pair often become devoted and affectionate with each other, their personalities do not generally match their name. Although not as generally available as the Love Birds, the Senegals, when hand fed as babies, make delightful little pets. Their bright plumage, a combination of yellow and orange contrasted with dark brown and olive green, make them most attractive in appearance as well as personality. Another satisfying choice of a pet is the Parrotlet.