Red-crowned Parrot

There are various feral parrots resident in Southern California, noisy, colourful and destructive. The list includes Blue-fronted, Lilac-crowned, Mealy, Orange-winged, Red-crowned, Red-lored, Thick-billed, White-fronted, Yellow-crowned, Yellow-headed and Yellow-naped. And then there are the Parakeets, including Black-hooded, Blue-crowned, Mitred, Monk, Red-masked, Rose-ringed, White-winged and Yellow-chevroned. The Red-crowned Parrot is the one that is really well-established in San Diego, most of the rest are in smaller numbers, but with a good chance of establishing themselves in the balmy food-rich environment of Southern California. I saw my first flock or Red-crowned Parrots as they flew over the freeway on their way to roost. Exotic.
I have explained all this to our budgerigar, Curitiba, but she just keeps chewing the millet and pretends that she hasn't heard me: I don't think she is into propagation.
PS Curitiba is our Brazilian nanny Bruna's home town. Click here for more information.