Known for being loud and noisy, are possibly easy to train. Comes from the wilds of Brazil (Northwestern), Venezuela, and Guyana. - Green Cheek Conure - Originated from South America. Body and wings are of olive green colors, and tail of crimson hue. Throat is of grey-green with small flecks of green. Experts found out that red parrots emerge because the colors of the nutritional elements of the food they take are intensified. Although foods don t usually influence a parrot s color, it is quite significant in the process because good food will result to good health shown in the sheen of a parrot s feathers. Primarily grey with accents of white area around the eye, African Greys are also famous for their red or maroon tail. Basically, there are two subspecies of African Greys: the Congo which are about 12 inches to 30cm long, with light grey feathers, deep red tails and black beaks and the Timneh race which are smaller, have a darker charcoal gray color, a darker maroon tail, with a horn colored beak. You can also blow its face after biting you or giving it an earthquake shake while settled on your palm. In extreme cases, deprivation is the best solution to erase the habit. Any strong pecking must be followed by effective punishment of putting your pet parrot in an isolation cage for 15 minutes or so. And since they can be trained to talk, or imitate sounds from their environment, parrot pets are considered wonderful companions by many seasoned animal lovers. If you re planning to buy a pet parrot in Edmonton or in any place for that matter here are some of the basic things that you have to purchase to give your parrot pet a healthy and happy environment: 1. But, despite of its superb potentials, most people say that Macaw parrots are not good pets because they possess destructive tendencies, raucousness, demanding, and very noisy large birds. Macaw parrots are not among those most favorite parrot pets because they screech so loud that most owners cannot tolerate.