BUY CRAZY  (AFRICAN GREY PARROT)

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The nominate, and most numerous, subspecies, P. erithacus erithacus, sometimes known as the Congo African gray, is silvery gray in colour; the colour is darker on the head and wings and lightens on the belly. Head and body feathers are edged in white, giving the birds a scaled appearance. The tail feathers are bright red. Red feathers may appear randomly among the body feathers of older birds as well. South African breeders have selected for the latter quality over many generations, leading to all-red birds that sell for exorbitant sums. The face is covered in bare white skin that may blush when the bird is agitated. The iris of the eye is black upon hatching and lightens to yellowish silver as the bird matures. The beak is black. P. erithacus timneh is a darker steel gray and possesses a darker maroon-coloured tail and an upper mandible that darkens from shell-pink at the base to black at the tip.

The African gray is slightly sexually dimorphic, the males being larger. P. erithacus erithacus ranges from 30 to 40 cm (12 to 16 inches) long and weighs 400–650 grams (0.8–1.4 pounds). Psittacus erithacus timneh is smaller, some 23–28 cm (9–11 inches) long and 250–375 grams (0.6–0.8 pound).

A flocking bird, the African gray congregrates in groups that may include as many as 1,000 birds to roost at night. Where possible, they roost on coastal or river islands or near clearings in order to avoid predators. Highly social, they communicate through a variety of raucous vocalizations that serve to coordinate flocking, warn of danger, and express anger toward rivals. The birds have been observed mimicking the calls of other bird species and even that of a bat.

Reproduction

African grays reach sexual maturity when they are between three and five years old. They mate for life. In most regions, the birds breed during the dry season; some populations breed twice a year. While flocks may nest in loose aggregations, a pair requires its own tree, where it creates a nest in a cavity some 30 metres (100 feet) off the ground. The pair enacts a dance in which both partners droop their wings prior to mating. The female then remains in the nest cavity, where she lays three to five eggs. The male feeds her until the eggs hatch 20–30 days later. grey parrot for sale online