Parrots have many species and one of them is Guaiabero. The guaiabero parrots belongs to the Psittsciade family of parrots and they are also very closely related to the hanging parrots and the agopomis which are also known as the love birds. The guaiabero parrot’s habitat is found in Philippines. It has a reputation of eating guavas and hence its common name is derived from the

The guaiabero parrot is not amongst the tallest of birds and measures around 6inches or 15cm in length. The parrot has a stout body, large bill with a study tail. The color of the parrot depends on its gender. The adult male parrot is overall green in color with a little bit of yellowish under parts, a pale blue colored face and pale blue collar and

The eyes of the parrot are dark brown and the bill is blue-gray in color. On the other hand the adult female parrot is also green but instead of a blue collar its collar is colored yellow with a lesser bluish face. It has the markings of a black crescent on the rump and the nape. The color of the bill is pale

It prefers to stay in adjacent clear countries and lowland forests. The parrot usually eats fruit and have been usually found near mango trees. The breeding habits of the bird was unknown until recently a few years ago when it was found that it breeds in a self excavated cavity inside a terminataria or an arboreal ant. These discoveries were made by observations made only recently.