Parrots are prey birds, and in their normal life they would be flying freely in flocks, with fresh air and sunshine, eating the natural foods of their country in order to continue the habitat growth. They would have families of their own and be well adjusted.

Human beings chose to capture them, incarcerate them and feed them foods that their systems do not recognize. Most pet parrots spend their lives as a single bird in a human home. When they come to the world parrot refuge, they have to learn to live as a flock. We get to know each bird individually and observe their personality traits. We then choose the ideal flock partners for a successful new “family” life in one of the enclosures we have with other parrots of similar temperament. From this point we carefully observe them to make sure they adjust appropriately to their new home.

Birds arrive her being known as screamers and biters, but we rarely experience these problems when we provide them with a more normal parrot life, high canopy perching in a flock environment and the freedom to move around removes much of the fear experienced by the birds who are caged individually and kept below eye level.

Screaming or calling flock members to locate them is reduced when they receive the expected reply and the opportunity to have friends and spend hours grooming each other is normal relaxation for parrots.

Please click on the thumbnails below to learn how you can help some special birds have a home for life through our "Virtual Adoption" program! More stories coming soon!

Birds who are now partly sponsored, thank you!

Birds who are now fully sponsored, thank you!

"This is, in a word, a great place and these miraculous creatures deserve no less, but few places can deliver it this well. It is, indeed, 'world class'."

– Stewart Metz (author and Director of the Indonesian Parrot Project), after his visit at the Grand Opening of the Refuge on August 13, 2005.

"The World Parrot Refuge is a true sanctuary where parrots live out their lives in a loving, spacious and happy environment under the guidance of extraordinarily caring people. The many visitors destined to pass through the refuge will come to understand that parrots are not toys or trophies, but beings with needs and emotions as real as our own."

– Rosemary Low (author of more than 30 books on parrots)