Found out why Punkin is *SO* incredibly small

[Mikaela]

After hours of research, I got to the bottom of why my Punkin is so small. I have no more worries now, she is on target. She happens to be a 'cotorra, although its hard to tell them apart from the 'calita' I am certain I have it right because of the different characteristics (less yellow undertones, for example).

Here is what I found, if interested.

These are not my words. I copy/pasted.

Four subspecies of Quakers are recognized:
Myiopsitta monachus monachus: Extreme southeast Brazil, Northeast Argentina, and Uruguay

Myiopsitta m. calita: Southern and Western Argentina

Myiopsitta m. cotorra: Southeast Bolivia, Southwest Brazil to Paraguay, and Northern Argentina

Myiopsitta m. luchsi: This subspecies does not have breast feather edging, as the other subspecies do. They are found only in Cochabamba province, Bolivia.

She will be mommies pocket parrot. I love her exactly how she is, especially now that I know why she is sooo small.

The cotorra is the size of a cockatiel but stockier.