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HOW did you get into hanging parrots? Are there many people in the UK with them?

I first saw a pair of blue-crowned hanging parrots (Loriculus galgulus) at a breeder’s place in Bristol when I went to collect some conures. They were juvenile birds and quite dull in colouring.

My first thought was that lovebirds were more colourful and vocal, had more of

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