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The tiny parrotlet (see Figure 2-3) can fit in your hand, but anyone who owns one can tell you they have as much attitude as any macaw, more proof that good — no, make that great — things can certainly come in small packages.

Photograph courtesy of Amy Baggs

FIGURE 2-3: Parrotlets (like this blue mutation of a Pacific parrotlet) are packed with personality and love to be part of your life.

A newer arrival to this group is the lineolated parakeet. These vibrant green, yellow, or blue wonders have great potential for companionship and make wonderful friends to hang out with.

Parrotlets and linnies generally have minimal talking ability, but they’re great fun to handle and to watch. Both can be fabulous to train and can do impressive things! In so many ways, they demonstrate how they’re just big parrots inhabiting a little parrot body!

Reasonably priced, starting at $150 and going up to $500 or so, parrotlets can and should enjoy a life span of up to 20 years. Linnies are priced at about $300 for a pair and typically have a ten-year lifespan.