A long, scientific name for a short, adorable bird. The untrained expert eye would probably not ever notice. Originally from South America, ranging from Brazil to Argentina, these birds are similiarly sized to a Cockatiel, although they are stouter and weigh a little more. They are bright green over the head, in the body, and down the tail, with a little visible blue in the tip of the tail and the flight feathers. Their foreheads, cheeks, and chests are grey.
Quakers are by no means brilliant in colorization, but they make up for it in personality.
The bill is a golden brown color, and the legs and feet are putty gray. Young Quakers have grey eyes, mature birds eyes are a dark brown. Feral Quaker, or wild Quaker , populations are well established throughout the United States, with huge communities in Illinois, New York, and Florida. Because they have been considered to be somewhat of a threat to agriculturists in the past, many states have laws that prohibit the sale or ownership of Quakers altogether. This threat generally referred more to the imported birds of yesterday than our domesticated hand-fed babies.