Talk:Caique

Amusing birds
I'd love to get a caique someday. Very funny little birds. Every time I see them, it seems like they are on their backs, even sometimes in pictures. I once even saw a caique in a pet store hop off the cahsier's shoulder, quickly turn itself onto its back, and manage to use the momentum to go flying across the slippery counter right into the wastebasket (which was fortunately empty at the time).

--Quintucket 01:40, 24 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Males are on average 20-30 grams heavier than the females. Therefore I have removed the final comment about "females being slightly heavier than males". Source: http://www.cleos-corner.com/caiqueweight.html


 * They can be aggressive towards other species of parrots. Snowman 18:31, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Separate species boxes
Should each species have its own tax box? Snowman 18:31, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

I just met a 12 week old Caique yesterday and I'm in love!!! I had never even heard of this particular bird before. He followed me all over the store and climbed up on me, hanging upside down from my finger on occassion and sitting on the front of my colorful blouse while picking at my necklaces. I had actually gone into a store called the Bird Bungalow where they sell and board parrots in order to buy a really nice and spacious flight cage for some Lady Gouldian Finches I am acquiring at the beginning of next year. I have been going to this store for quite a few years, but I had never seen one of these little guys. What I find fascinating and great about this store (it's very popular with people who need to board their parrots in the L.A. and Santa Clarita area of CA) is that when a bird is boarded (unless it is unruly or tends to fight with the other birds) it has its own big perch in the store with lots of toys and only is caged at night for sleeping. The people who run the store are incredible with the birds and play with them all the time, so it's really like a vacation for your bird and you don't have to worry about them or feel guilty while you go on your vacation. Anyway, as I mentioned I had never even seen a Caique before and this little guy took a liking to me and he was for sale. By the time I had spent 2 hours looking at cages (with him climbing all over me, of course), including him helping me look through cage catalogs, I felt like I had known him for years. We were both so bonded to each other that the few times I put him back on his perch and went across the store, he got down and followed me until I picked him up again. Since I have just started to research these little guys, could anyone out there who is familiar with these birds tell me if he was just a very special little guy who was extremely friendly or is this basically their personality? As you might have guessed, after I learn a lot more about this type of parrot and when I move to a larger townhouse where my 2 Shih Tzu dogs (who are extremely sweet and docile) could have a backyard and a lot more indoor space than we have right now, if these little birds are basically like the sweet little guy I met yesterday, I would like to get one. The other question I have is would it ever be possible to get this type of parrot and allow my 2 dogs to be around the house with him as long (as I was with them, of course) without either the dogs or the parrot injuring or killing each other? I have heard a lot of people have bigger parrots and other pets such as dogs, cats, and other pets and they do learn to get along. I just wonder how you even start to teach them to get along with each other without anyone (especially the little bird) getting hurt or killed. I couldn't stand it if that happened. I would never forgive myself for putting any on my animals in harms way. If anyone can give me some help on this I would appreciate it. Also, if there are any websites which are especially good and informative and would help me with the above questions as well as how to raise a Caique, I would really appreciate it. I always try to do a lot of homework and learn as much as I can for quite a while when buying a new member of the household since I love animals very much and want to make sure everyone is going to be a "happy camper" in our household. I think these guys are really adorable from the little time I spent with the one yesterday. I hated to leave him, but, of course, I had to until I do some extensive research and find out as much as I can about these parrots and especially what type of environment they need in order to be content and as happy as possible. Of course, I'm sure this little guy will be sold by the time I am ready to purchase one and that is why I need to know if this friendly temperament is common to the breed or if he was just extremely special. Thanks again to anyone and everyone that can give me any information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by GrandmaA (talk • contribs) 04:33, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

I think they are not known well enough for separate tax boxes except for a brief description of the differences between their physical appearances. Evvoltura (talk) 00:00, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Article issues
Why no provenance for the opinions expressed in this article? Why are there no references to actual bird experts (Rosemary Low, et al)? Who invented that awful diet information? 24.24.170.205 (talk) 00:11, 20 April 2009 (UTC)cb


 * Yep, this article is in a pretty poor state at present - probably because no-one with the required specialist knowledge (and books) has gotten around to working on it. If you do - and can improve it, go right ahead and do so! Please! (i.e. WP:SOFIXIT)... :) --Kurt Shaped Box (talk) 01:53, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

There is very little scientific literature concerning these birds in the wild. The taxonomic split has complicated things. In captivity, can get extremely hormonal and aggressive (they are considered to have one of the most painful bites). The group aggression comment is a new claim but I have witnessed such behavior in pairs so it’s not suprising. Evvoltura (talk) 22:01, 16 May 2022 (UTC)


 * I love these birds. They seem so feisty and charismatic. They also have some (what appear to be) unique behaviors that seem to be innate to the species - surfing, wrestling with each other, all that hopping up and down/bouncing like a wind-up toy. I'd actually like to add some stuff to this article about what wild behavior is being expressed in these pet birds here, but it seems that outside of captivity, the caiques are very poorly studied. It's a shame. Iloveparrots (talk) 12:05, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Honestly they are probably one of the worst pets because they almost always become extremely aggressive in a Jekyll/Hyde manner upon maturity. They are considered to have one of the worst bites because they bite to do damage (mentioned in a Lowe book) and personal experience (3+ scars on my face alone). Also, you see this problem repeatedly on caique social media pages. They are certainly aggressive towards other species of bird often. I adore my 3 re-homes but they should not be pets. Also, they are pretty tight knit and social so I think they do especially poorly alone.

An interesting tidbit for the BHP - the bare part of skin around the eyes darkens to black with increasing exposure to sun. Evvoltura (talk) 19:16, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Say what?
"Caiques are also occasionally known as the "seven-color Parrot" because each caique's plumage includes black, green, yellow, orange, white and blue feathers." I'll bite--what's the seventh color? MylesCallum (talk) 23:25, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

Looks like my question has been answered with the add about "red eyes." Thanks. Myles Callum 04:31, 27 February 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Myles Callum (talk • contribs)

It could be different things. The patch under the wing and legs are different colors than the neck in BHP. Also different shades of yellow on the head. The green by the nares is different than the wings. Also there is a weird patch of blue on the back of the black head. Evvoltura (talk) 19:09, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

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Macaws?
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 * Macaws are also known to form ad-hoc defensive committees in response to predators.

I don't know if it's cited, since the following sentence is cited and I don't know if the citation covers that. But... macaws? I thought this article was about caiques, and if there's a connection, it is explained nowhere in the article. I will remove this sentence later if I remember and nobody else provides an explanation. LjL (talk) 02:11, 6 November 2020 (UTC)