This is "Twitter" my Bourke Parakeet. She is the "Rosy" (pink) variety, which is not found in the wild. She is the tamest and friendliest of the 3. She flies right over to me and usually hangs out on my shoulder.
This is "Rosella" my other Bourke Parakeet. She is largely "Rosy" (pink) but has other colors (yellow, green, and blue). Some people call this mutation a "Rainbow Bourke". Rosella, like Twitter, had her wings clipped when I got her but the feathers have since grown in and she is a good flyer now.
This is "Elvin" my Scarlet Chested Parakeet. His coloration is the same as wild birds of his species. He is not as tame as my Bourkes. He never had his wings clipped and never got really finger tame but he does land on my arm occasionally. He likes to fly so much that I don't have the heart to clip his wings, which if done once, might tame him better.
Bourkes and Scarlet Chested Parakeets are extremely gentile and non-aggressive. They are among the very few hookbills that can be trusted in the same enclosure with finches and doves, both of which are pretty defenseless. My keets are allowed out with my doves and cause no problems.
