Bird Species

A CATALOGUE OF BIRDS FOR SALE IN ISLAMABAD

Abdullah Shaukat | Wildlife department |27-8-25

List of common pet Bird species (identified at Islamabad)
# Bird Type Scientific Nativity Age Identification notes
name
1 Lovebirds Agapornis Africa 10-12 Smallest parrots, lack
years tails, sharp beaks, mostly
green/blue
2 Parakeets 115 different Warm Small to medium sized,
seeds eating climate long-tailed feathers
parrots regions
2.a Budgerigar Melopsittacus Australia 5–8 Light green, mantle
(a type of undulatus years (back) with black
parakeet) markings, forehead
yellow
2.b Alexandrine Psittacula Punjab 40 The largest parakeets,
Parakeet eupatria years mostly green, massive
red beaks, males with a
black stripe
2.c Plum- Psittacula Indian 20 Mainly green parrot. The
headed cyanocephala subcontinent years male has a red head,
parakeet while the female has a
blueish-gray head.
3 Cockatoos 21 species of the Australia 20–40 Prominent Crests, curved
family years bills, less colourful than
Cacatuidae others
3.a Cockatiels (a Nymphicus Australia 10–15 The long tail is half its
genus of years total length, normally
cockatoos) grey plumage, orange
around ears
4 Finches Passerine birds Worldwide Cone shaped bills
in the family (except adapted for eating seeds
“Fringillidae” Australia)
4.a Jawa Padda oryzivora Indonesia 5-10 grey upperparts and
sparrow years breast, pink belly, white-
cheeked black head, red
(a type of
eye-ring, pink feet and
finch)
thick red bill.
Both sexes are similar.

5 Grey Parrot Psittacus Africa 40–60 The grey parrot is

erithacus years medium to large sized,

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 predominantly grey and
black-billed. Its typical
weight is 400 g. Both
sexes are similar.
6 Macaw Composed of 6 Americas Around long-tailed and often
Parrots genera of 50 colorful
Psittacidae years
6.a Blue and Ara ararauna The 30-35 bright aqua blue feathers
yellow americas years on the top of their body
macaw except for the head,
which is lime colored.
The bottom, however, is
a rich deep yellow/light
orange.
7.a Sarus crane Antigone South Asia, 40 overall grey colour and
antigone Austrailia years contrasting red head and
upper neck.
7.b Black Balearica Africa 30 dark slate-grey to black
crowned pavonina years plumage, and stiff golden
crane feathers at the top of its
head. large red cheek
patches just behind its
eye
8 Pheasants Several genera Eurasia 3 years strong sexual
within the in the dimorphism, males being
family wild highly decorated with
Phasianidae bright colours and
adornments such
as wattles. Males are
usually larger than
females and have longer
tails.
8.a Golden Chrysolophus China 5 years a golden crest and rump
Pheasant pictus and a bright red body. It
possesses an orange ruff
or "cape" on the back.
8.b Lady Chrysolophus China 10-15 nuchal cape which is
Amherst's amherstiae years white black, with a red
pheasant crest. The long tail is
greyish white, the back is
dark green, the wings are
blue and brown, and the
rump is yellow.

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8.c silver Lophura China 15-20 The male is black and
pheasant nycthemera years white, while the female is
mainly brown. Both sexes
have a bare red face and
red legs
8.d kalij Lophura South Asia Not Both sexes have a bare
pheasant leucomelanos given red face and greyish legs
9 Patridges Several genera Eurasia and 3-6 Medium-
of galliformes Africa years sized game birds, they're
ground-dwelling birds
that feature variable
plumage colouration
across species, with most
tending to grey and
brown.
9.a chukar Alectoris Asia 3-5 light brown back, grey
partridge chukar years breast, and buff belly.
10 diamond Geopelia Austrailia They are small
dove cuneata pigeons with white spots
and black edges on
their wings, red eyes and
orange eye-rings. The
sexes look similar
11 Peafowls Tribe Pavonini Asia and 20 variable
congo years
3 species
11.a Indian Pavo cristatus India 15 years iridescent blue and
Peafowls green plumage, mostly
metal-like blue and
green.

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