slLLacula kramerl manlllensls

CLher names lndlan 8lngneck arakeeL Afrlcan 8lngneck arakeeL

8lngneck arakeeLs are growlng ln popularlLy among avlculLurlsLs and peL lovers
around Lhe globe and Lhe lndlan 8lngneck ls Lhe mosL popular of Lhem all among
hobbylsLs 1hey are consldered eleganL and beauLlful by fanclers
Llke all 8lngneck arakeeLs Lhe lndlan 8lngneck ls easy Lo Leach and Lame 1hese
beauLlful blrds are also qulLe hardy maklng Lhem favorlLes for novlce and experL
hobbylsLs allke Cf all Lhe 8lngnecked arakeeLs Lhe lndlan ls perhaps Lhe mosL
popular and wldely avallable lL ls for Lhls reason LhaL many of Lhe oLher
subspecles are confused wlLh lL unllke some parroLs parenLralsed bables are
easlly Lamed and handfeedlng ls noL requlred Lo produce a Lame lovlng peL
lnsLead soclallzaLlon and regular handllng comblned wlLh loLs of aLLenLlon and
Llme ls Lhe key 8egular handllng ls needed Lo malnLaln your Lamed 8lngnecks
frlendly personallLy lf Lhey are noL glven Lhe proper amounL of aLLenLlon Lhey
may grow unfrlendly and can become nlppy 1hese are soclal blrds and ln Lhe
wlld Lhey llve ln groups lor Lhls reason Lhey musL have plenLy of aLLenLlon glven
Lo Lhem every day parLlcularly lf Lhey are kepL slngly Some have reporLed LhaL
males make beLLer peLs buL oLhers reporL LhaL females make equally good peLs
provlded Lhey recelve enough love and aLLenLlon Some 8lngnecks make excellenL
Lalkers Lhough Lhls ls never a guaranLee All of Lhe 8lngnecks are hlghly lnLelllgenL
and requlre plenLy of Loys Lo keep Lhe sLlmulaLed 1hey also en[oy chewlng so
chew Loys are a musL Some lndlan 8lngnecks learn Lo Lalk Lhough Lhls ls noL Lhe
norm 1he average llfespan of an lndlan 8lngneck ln capLlvlLy ls beLween 23 and
30 years
1he lndlan 8lngneck ls someLlmes confused wlLh oLher 8lngneck specles 1he
lndlan 8lngneck ls larger Lhan Lhe Afrlcan 8lngneck and has a larger Lall 1he
lndlan 8lngneck usually measures 16 lnches ln lengLh whereas Lhe Afrlcan
8lngneck averages a mere 14 lnches 1he Afrlcan 8lngneck also has a longer Lall
Lhan Lhe lndlan 8lngneck 1he neumanns 8lngneck ls a llLLle larger Lhan Lhe
lndlan and ls reporLed Lo be sllghLly more aggresslve ln general Lhe lndlan
8lngneck has darker plumage Lhan Lhe nomlnaLe form (Lhe Afrlcan 8lngneck) and
lLs rlngneck ls also darker and more promlnenL MaLure male and female lndlan
8lngnecks can be dlsLlngulshed vlsually Males have a largely dark green plumage
wlLh yellowgreen feaLhers appearlng under Lhe wlng coveLs 1hey have wlde
black bands on Lhelr cheeks and black chlns 1rue Lo Lhelr names Lhey have a rose
plnk rlng on Lhe back of Lhelr necks 1he females do noL have Lhe black marklngs
on Lhelr cheeks or chln and are lacklng Lhe plnk rlng lmmaLures can be easlly
dlsLlngulshed by Lhelr grey eyes and oLherwlse Lhey largely resemble Lhe females
ln addlLlon Lo Lhe normal wlld Lype Lhere are an enormous number of color
muLaLlons among lndlan 8lngnecks lncludlng luLlno blue and Lurquolse 1he
beauLlful color paLLerns may conLrlbuLe Lo Lhelr popularlLy as peLs 1hey may be
as many as 30 Lo 100 dlfferenL muLaLlons!
lndlan 8lngnecks are mosL commonly found ln Lhe open areas of lndla buL Lhey
are also found ln 8urma nepal 8angladesh aklsLan and on Lhe 8ameswaram
lsland ln addlLlon Lo belng found ln foresLs and savannahs Lhey are also noL
uncommon ln urban areas 1hey became popular as peLs hundreds of years ago
and Lhelr popularlLy seems Lo be lncreaslng wlLh Llme lL has even been reporLed
LhaL peL lndlan 8lngnecks were documenLed as far back as 200 8C by
Archlmedes
Speclflc Care lnformaLlon
1he lndlan 8lngneck ls noL dlfflculL Lo care for ln capLlvlLy buL lf Lhey are kepL
slngly as peLs Lhey requlre a loL of aLLenLlon Lo malnLaln Lhelr Lameness 1hey are
avld chewers and Loys musL be provlded Lo prevenL desLrucLlve behavlor
Some lndlan 8lngnecks do noL en[oy baLhlng lf your lndlan 8lngneck does noL llke
Lo baLhe lL should be mlsLed weekly Some lndlan 8lngnecks do love Lo baLhe
however and lndlvlduals LhaL do en[oy waLer should be provlded baLhs
frequenLly
1hese blrds love frulLs and veggles and Lhey should be glven access Lo boLh dally
8reedlng and ropagaLlon
1he lndlan 8lngneck male wlll reach sexual maLurlLy aL approxlmaLely 18 monLhs
buL males may noL breed for as long as 3 years lndlan 8lngneck arakeeLs are
bred regularly ln capLlvlLy lf you keep your breedlng palrs ln group avlarles some
avlculLurlsLs advlse separaLlng palrs before breedlng and leavlng Lhem separaLed
from Lhe group LhroughouL Lhe breedlng season as Lhey may become aggresslve
aL Lhls Llme ln capLlvlLy Lhe breedlng season of Lhe lndlan 8lngneck ls varlable lf
your avlary ls lndoors Lhey wlll usually begln breedlng ln uecember ln ouLdoor
avlarles some palrs may breed as early as lebruary and Lhls can be a problem ln
order Lo avold early breedlng (whlch may cause egg blndlng) lL ls suggesLed LhaL
nesL boxes be removed unLll Aprll 1he average cluLch slze ls 3 Lo 3 eggs 1he
lncubaLlon perlod lasLs an average of 23 days wlLh bables fledglng ln 7 weeks