Congo african grey vs Timneh african grey

Today well be going over the differences and similarities between the Congo African Grey and the Timneh African Grey. There is also a fun fact about the two African Grey parrot species.

[@omarshah9410]

Thanks for the amazing information ❤

[@Kompa_official]

You're welcome 😊

[@patriciadbrady]

Thank you for the information!

[@randysoerries2859]

My bird has

[@lizardwhispererfivehead3552]

Love this !! 😅❤

[@Kompa_official]

Thank you so much! 💖

[@amandavaldorian]

"Make sure it has a" what? The closed captions is saying "sinus" but i know that's not right. Can you please tell me how I can tell that it was bred in captivity instead of kidnapped from wild?

[@Kompa_official]

All captive-bred parrots have a CITES. It's a certificate that proves that they are bred in captivity. Parrots who have CITES also have a closed foot ring or a chip with their personal number. Both Congo and Timneh are under Appendix 1 CITES. This is the highest level of protection.

[@amandavaldorian]

@@Kompa_official Thank you so much for replying! I hope that didn't sound bad, I was just wanting clarity because I couldn't understand what it said in the captions didn't help 🌸

[@Kompa_official]

No, it didn't sound bad at all. Love getting questions and I'm glad I could help 😊

[@baublesanddolls]

So incorrect. Not all captive bred birds have leg bands or certificates. Many breeders just breed and don’t supply them, and many nowadays don’t put leg bands on due to parrots getting their foot caught in a toy or rope and end up dying. Wild caught birds have been illegal for decades. I have no idea where this KZbinr is from, but she doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

[@Allthingsparrots]

no timithh has maroon tail

[@draculasdaughter36]

Look up the definition of maroon. It's a "dark shade of RED" 🤦‍♀️

[@sezwo5774]

My bird, a normal Timneh, had a classic maroon tail for more than twenty years and then during the pandemic when I was working from home, for more than two years, its' tail became a much brighter shade of maroon. On the underside it became almost as bright red as a Congo's tail! The bird is not a hybrid. It is as Timneh as they get- very small female with a very light colored upper beak. A year ago it also laid its first egg, ...at 23 years old. An unfertile egg of course. It also started exhibiting for the first time in its life very intense nesting behavior (I raised the bird since 5 weeks old, and it has lived with me since). During the pandemic I let the bird live in a kitchen cabinet, on the three shelves of my kitchen cabinet. She's been spending most of her time there instead of the cage. I think this change might have triggered a hormonal change of some sorts resulting in a first ever egg and nesting behavior. By nesting behavior I mean the bird sits for prolong periods of time in a dark corner with a toy ping pong ball underneath its wings. When I take away the ball it starts doing the same to other small objects. I am saying all this to illustrate how a birds normal behavior can change under different conditions. I think given the opportunity to sit in one place for a very long time triggered this. When I take the bird to a different location it immediately wants to go back on the shelf in the cabinet. I can't even take a longer shower with the bird as it calls intensely to be back on the shelf. Last year she's been somewhat like this for nearly two months. This year it is more intense and almost two months. I hope it ends soon.

[@Kompa_official]

It's interesting to know that the color changed. As to the nesting behavior. Your bird sees your kitchen cabinet as a nest. I would recommend removing it from the cabinet since prolonged hormonal behavior can cause damage to your parrot. Mentally and physically. Maybe you can block the entrance to the cabinet somehow? I'm afraid that if you don't remove your parrot from the cabinet, this behavior will not go away anytime soon.

[@sezwo5774]

@@Kompa_official Thanks for replying. I placed thick ropes connecting upper and lower shelves in the cabinet so the bird can move between them. The whole cabinet is like a multi-storied dwelling. She loves it. The nesting behavior I considered seasonal. Since the pandemic she's been spending an in-ordinate amount of time in this cabinet. It's a fantastic place, high up with views on the entire kitchen, dining area and large parts of the living room. But now I begin to worry. I'll wait another week or two before trying to move her back to the cage. In the meantime, I'll start providing some distractions- larger toys, rolls of toilet paper which she loves to chew, etc., so she's busy and forgets about sitting on small objects all day long as if they were eggs. Thanks for your advice and alerting me to a possibility of a bigger problem. Edit: I'll be moving her between places- cages, she has two, and generally make her busy. This nesting behavior I hope is only seasonal and will be something easy to prevent. I hope.

[@Kompa_official]

@@sezwo5774 Sometimes it can indeed be seasonal. Then it depends on how long it's light outside, but since you mentioned that it started when she got the cabinet, I suspect that the cabinet is a problem and triggers hormonal behavior. Small spaces that are a bit dark and have a roof are notorious for creating hormonal birds. Hope you can resolve it soon. Good luck ❤ And if you have questions you can always ask 😊