Table 1 Main pet bird species according to the International Ornithologic Congress (IOC) classification 3.1 (2012)
Order | Family | Genus | Species | English name | French name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Passeriforms | Fringillidae | Serinus | S. canaria | Canary | Canari/serin des canaries |
| Â | Â | Carduelis | C. carduelis | Gold finch | Chardonneret |
| Â | Â | Â | C. chloris | Green finch | Verdier |
| Â | Â | Â | C. spinus | siskin | Tarin |
| Â | Â | Pyrrhula | P. pyrrhula | Bullfinch | Bouvreuil |
| Â | Â | Fringilla | F. coelebs | Chaffinch | Pinson des arbres |
| Â | Estrildidae | Taeniopygia | T. guttata | Zebra finch | Moineau mandarin |
|  |  | Poephila | P. acuticauda | Long-tailed finch | Diamant à longue queue |
| Â | Â | Erythrura | E. gouldiae | Gouldian Finch | Diamant de Gould |
| Â | Â | Lonchura | L. striata | Bengalese finch | Bengali/moineau du japon |
| Â | Sturnidae | Gracula | G. religiosa | Mynah | Mainate |
| Â | Â | Sturnus | S. vulgaris | Starling | Etourneau |
Psittaciforms | Psittacidae | Melopsittacus | M. undulatus | Budgerigar | Perruche ondulée |
|  |  | Agapornis | A spp | Lovebird | Inséparable |
| Â | Â | Psittacula | P. eupatria | Alexandrine parakeet | Perruche alexandrine |
| Â | Â | Lorius | L. spp | Lories | Loris |
| Â | Â | Psittacus | P. erithacus | African or Timneh grey parrot | Gris du Gabon |
| Â | Â | Poicephalus | P.senegalus | Senegal parrot | Perroquet Youyou |
| Â | Â | Ara | A spp | Macaw | Ara |
| Â | Â | Aratinga | A spp | Conure | Conure |
| Â | Â | Amazona | A. aestiva | Amazon | Amazone |
|  | Cacatuidae | Cacatua | C. alba | Cockatoo | Cacatoës |
| Â | Â | Nymphicus | N. hollandicus | Cockatiel | Calopsitte |