Talk:Black-capped parakeet

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Captivity Boosterism?[edit]

Considering how so many wild parrot species suffer from the pet trade, and how parrots often don't receive adequate social and mental stimulation in captivity, I feel uncomfortable about the wording of the paragraph in the intro of this article promoting black-capped parakeets as "great companion animals." Also: there are no sources quoted.

Here's how it is now: "In aviculture, these birds are known as black capped conures. As the quietest of the conure birds they are popular as household pets. They can reproduce in captivity and can also mate with the green cheeked parakeet to produce hybrid offspring. They have large personalities and are highly social, making great companion animals."

Instead, the paragraph could mention that they are often kept in captivity as household pets without jumping to subjective opinion (that promotes something that may be harmful to many birds). The easiest way would be simply removing the 2nd and 4th sentences. What are people's thoughts? Savaging (talk) 14:33, 27 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Go for it. I don't think that the black-capped parakeet is a particularly popular pet anyway? There are obviously some kept as pets, but it's the green-cheeked parakeet/conure that's the really common one in aviculture, as far as I'm aware. Iloveparrots (talk) 01:53, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Done! - UtherSRG (talk) 11:17, 2 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Savaging (talk) 11:36, 4 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]