A Comprehensive Guide to Large Bird Breeds
Large birds are a big commitment, so it's important to be prepared. Parrots make up some of the largest pet birds and are also some of the most popular and intelligent.
![A white sulphur-crested cockatoo sitting on a branch with its left wing spread.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/WjOQXes6z_p4XdMzR1J3v9Tvmik=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sulphur-crested-128894337-resized-56a0a1305f9b58eba4b245d9.jpg)
Sulphur-Crested (Greater) Cockatoo: Bird Species Profile
![Yellow-Headed Amazon parrot](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/Muax8TvXXtgkzERDCoqYXb-YXq4=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/yellow-headed-amazon-562337107-5ad37066c0647100381f712a.jpg)
Double Yellow-Headed Amazon Parrot: Bird Species Profile
![Military Macaw Landing](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/OLowOn-v45R_q_3surveCs33PgA=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/military-macaw-landing-825528232-5b5e1e3546e0fb00508f1755.jpg)
Military Macaw: Bird Species Profile
![Illiger Macaws](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/zbLw7cGZIoWBrkeEUDhtC8NlD-k=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Illiger-Macaw-5a36fe16aad52b0036c66881.jpg)
Illiger's Macaw (Blue-Winged Macaw): Bird Species Profile
![Galah -Eolophus roseicapillus-, adult, on perch, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/TW7gwUrYAxVniSTNPer0wCG8An4=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/galah--eolophus-roseicapillus---adult--on-perch--wilsons-promontory-national-park--victoria--australia-521988115-5b52a45e46e0fb003723150f.jpg)
Galah (Rose-Breasted) Cockatoo: Bird Species Profile
![Two blue-and-gold macaws perched on a tree](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/LJ9yXgtz_r5h1OLsSALrdMxQj0o=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/blue-and-yellow-macaws--ara-ararauna---pair--native-to-south-america--captive--wachenheim--germany-999155090-5b4d121dc9e77c00549c58fd.jpg)
8 Top Large Parrots to Keep as Pets
![Eclectus Pair](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/YSbvCyzmpWL0jZmqLj_r7Htiydk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-479349637-58a6f1033df78c345b62df59.jpg)
Eclectus Parrot: Bird Species Characteristics & Care
![Turquoise-fronted amazon parrot perching on branch](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/JTQ6FHT1nt3OkBc7AVlaupAowU8=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/turquoise-fronted-amazon--amazona-aestiva--perching-on-branch-in-pantanal--mato-grosso--brazil-717160107-5b524b28c9e77c003e5e7adf.jpg)
Blue-Fronted Amazon Parrot: Bird Species Profile
![Chestnut-fronted macaw](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/4SplZTAa6pq9rOu0kLUzGRWD8rA=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Chestnut-fronted-macaw-GettyImages-602191639-596c3e635f9b582c35772192.jpg)
Severe (Chestnut-Fronted) Macaw: Bird Species Profile
![Wonderful AfricanGreys](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/5rbGSOXrFdDuBjMlP3zeAlgtMJQ=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-594182067-58a6e96d5f9b58a3c918ff67.jpg)
African Grey Parrot: Species Characteristics & Care
![Pet Macaw Species](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/djzByf8u42VmAPJwtU3x5zhbU_E=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/popular-pet-macaw-species-390543_FINAL2-Resized-266e94b127eb4e109471371976b890ba.jpg)
Popular Macaws That Make Outstanding Pets
![Blue and Gold Macaw](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/1JgOvn3EWdA9EqtMGVwovq0Nyuk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-164845806-58a6f2975f9b58a3c919eb94.jpg)
Blue and Gold Macaw: Bird Species Profile
![Duckling being held by old hands.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/rLucxqzpi5mp_a1w-3XlGD54Vds=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1289810868-7be5aecd114248f1bd8594afca3c7c02.jpg)
Everything You Need to Know About Keeping a Duck as a Pet
![Cockatoo Pair With Crest Raised](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/uFFsHZn4CBFb3hTYF8dXRA80b-w=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cockatoo-pair-with-crest-raised-166669698-5b62339446e0fb005022731e.jpg)
8 Popular Large Birds to Keep as Pets
![White umbrella cockatoo with its foot raised.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/CnXIu-qKC8CJJpZBtX1JqFPEtRk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-522664558-58a6e85e3df78c345b61ff63.jpg)
Umbrella Cockatoo (White Cockatoo): Bird Species Profile
![Major Mitchell's Cockatoo](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/Oa1id7iDqmazWNBH36Z_OJ8RaLE=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-545596762-5aee81c5875db90037634e10.jpg)
Major Mitchell's (Leadbeater's) Cockatoo: Bird Species Profile
![White cockatoo](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/riMNMffFXtIpBR_5B__RoLW6peE=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/white-cockatoo-144761817-5c62f84846e0fb0001f08faf.jpg)
Fascinating Facts About Cockatoos
![Hyacinth Macaw](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/hff4K3EZHER0TI9obhneFyO6Owk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-10092417-58a6e9363df78c345b622504.jpg)
How to Care for Hyacinth Macaws (Blue Parrots)
![Hahn's Macaw](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/a_aW2JiU2JMAGT5Dt0ijR27qtW8=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-501591421-5b1187718e1b6e0036e940bf.jpg)
Hahn's Macaw (Red-Shouldered Macaw): Bird Species Profile
![Red-crowned Amazon parrot staring at the camera.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/ALupO5UW3LOl-7yKjwJ3iUIMQ9g=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Red-CrownedAmazon-5466780476_47f0336213_o-5983800b845b340011a2cf40.jpg)
Green-Cheeked Amazon (Mexican Red-Crowned) Parrot: Bird Species Profile
![Moluccan cockatoo, as seen in the Bahamas.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/193CiIMk42TICVmVKrGhiGCKeyE=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/close-up-of-a-moluccan-cockatoo--as-seen-in-the-bahamas--884227580-5b554da946e0fb005b1ec0e9.jpg)
Moluccan (Salmon-Crested) Cockatoo: Bird Species Profile
![Goffin's Cockatoos](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/8EJPqBNFm6D9CFomQ-YKW1dudho=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-130863128-58a6ec1e3df78c345b624b01.jpg)
Goffin's Cockatoo: Bird Species Profile
![Green-wing macaw](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/TZ0lTx4gnZl1iiVCl5K5_-KnVVU=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/red-and-green-macaw-in-flight-507988488-5abeb15cae9ab800373d4f6f.jpg)
Green-Wing Macaw (Red and Green Macaw): Bird Species Profile
![Orange-winged Amazon parrot](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/pLG3Uiyk8dhSCQlPGZFrP5olerc=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/orange-winged-amazon-parrot-128073433-5b635213c9e77c002574b8bb.jpg)
Orange-Winged Amazon Parrot: Bird Species Profile
![Yellow-Collared Macaws](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/jlUDBbWEUAe2Ten9v_i5nV3V2bE=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Primolius_auricollis-5b6283a246e0fb0025f23d79.jpg)
Yellow-Collared Macaw: Bird Species Profile
![White-fronted Amazon parrot](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/LUHmIqL1jJ0vlAO5AOuWpVDlb4g=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/white-fronted-amazon-492556515-5b5e7907c9e77c0025c79728.jpg)
White-Fronted (White-Browed) Amazon Parrots: Bird Species Profile
![Sumba Citron Crested Cockatoo](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/gfVzDpAfkNmC_IOcaicDe0ecmXY=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/sumba-citron-crested-cockatoo-588192431-5b5e8c4cc9e77c002cfb5ebb.jpg)
Citron-Crested Cockatoo: Bird Species Profile
![Mealy Amazon Parrots](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/bXIXmarywFw9e10qh5mk3sSRRuY=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-610296330-5a04a1209e9427003732bbef.jpg)
Mealy Amazon Parrot: Bird Species Profile
![Yellow-crowned Amazon (also known as the Yellow-crowned Parrot) at Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/rcYCO_NOHFiYBRv946XGg62Fnhw=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/panama-yellow-head-resized-58a6e3ac5f9b58a3c9182b7a.jpg)
Panama Amazon Parrot (Panama Yellow-Headed Amazon): Bird Species Profile
![Long-billed corella (Cacatua tenuirostris)](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/E-S5B22WgiUokhluXtqQjlT3nns=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-169401265-58a6ebed5f9b58a3c9191ac0.jpg)
Slender-Billed Cockatoo (Long-Billed Corella): Bird Species Profile
![Scarlet Macaw](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/B3psweE-eJiICdRTzoXidJu1nN4=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/scarlet-macaw-518723208-0ffc75547e024e84af234bc999f82e4c.jpg)
5 Fun Facts About Macaws
![Snowy white owl with yellow owls sitting on wooden perch](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/XXNX4aCAJSma37ThVFQyEg43YBs=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/pet-owls-1238427-hero-a4e5e32ad1c24600994681322bb18f38.jpg)
Should You Keep a Snowy Owl as a Pet?
![Scarlet Macaw flying over grassy area](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/a_I8DbmJJOwLvI6a5Ll75yI-IyQ=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-634869043-58a6e83f5f9b58a3c918ca12.jpg)
Scarlet Macaw: Bird Species Profile
![Parrots Illustration](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/LS4yjaVpyJO376fVr07bzH5S4kk=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/facts-about-african-grey-parrots-390715_Final2-resized-eb37a4cb7f244b3cb4f6b1818d6b4ee6.jpg)
Facts About African Grey Parrots
![Pair of red-and-green macaws interacting together.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/aap5l_PxXbKxqJVF9yZw46Coiic=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/pair-of-red-and-green-macaws--ara-chloropterus--interacting-together--jardim--mato-grosso-do-sul--brazil-740534161-5b5b7ddd46e0fb005028d9f5.jpg)
Harlequin Macaw: Bird Species Profile
![Close up of a beautiful Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura cristata)](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/eY5je3IYDPJZmXFk7ir_XQ7lxyg=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/close-up-of-a-beautiful-victoria-crowned-pigeon--goura-cristata--828667640-5af673af04d1cf003666d872.jpg)
Victoria Crowned Pigeon: Bird Species Profile
![King Parrot.](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/O8zqlGz69E7zI20YSlPZ5HmZ-YI=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/king-parrot--148763508-59a45245519de200101cfdcd.jpg)
Australian (Green-Winged) King Parrot: Bird Species Profile
![Close up of black palm cockatoo](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/E2fX6gc4QEXrIvVO7BoHV7tCF40=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/black-palm-cockatoo-147993539-resized-56a0a1395f9b58eba4b24617.jpg)
Black Palm Cockatoo (Goliath Cockatoo): Bird Species Profile
![Bare Eyed Cockatoo](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/KPlliYXXppDQczbjsn6WVdTBXSc=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Cacatua_sanguinea_upright_crop-58a6ec2c3df78c345b624ba8.jpg)
Bare-Eyed (Little Corella) Cockatoo: Bird Species Profile
![Close-Up Of Hand Holding A Bird](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/wePsTGTPuno_anViJN2o-78XhEM=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/close-up-of-hand-holding-a-bird-1277291554-886920995ba54952b8105e128d859881.jpg)
5 Best Large Parrots to Keep as Pets
![Owl perched on stool](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/Yz6_OV5r9nLAUdlkxvjmXKUME7w=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Owl-GettyImages-641225969-58a6f1123df78c345b62e2f7.jpg)
Do Owls Make Good Pets?
![Macaw (Ara araurana), close-up](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/IykQJso--aU6Y-i5wecSYkyNlVA=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/200396918-001-56a2bcf55f9b58b7d0cdf8c8.jpg)
Macaw Parrot: Bird Species Profile
![Close-up of a Catalina macaw, also called a Rainbow macaw](https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/NFAc3Oae8yjvRh6w_cit9WcVaSc=/315x236/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/close-up-of-a-catalina-macaw--also-called-rainbow-macaw--as-seen-in-the-bahamas--884230292-5b592fbec9e77c004b2ab7b2.jpg)
Types of Macaw Hybrids and Crosses