You know, I just thought of a bird species that is absolutely GORGEOUS!!! The Eclectus parrots. They aren't widely known as being talkers, but they are absolutely gorgeous, and one of the very few parrot species where the male and female are markedly different. The females are VIVID, I mean VIVID red, blue, and purple with smooth black beaks. The males are vivid green with patches of blue and red on the wings, and have yellow beaks. Whenever I visited the zoo in Madison, WI, the pair of Eclectus parrots would climb down to visit me. Funny thing is, they didn't do it to ANYONE else. Can you tell I am a bird lady? LOL