Ginny's Jardine Pages 
Ginny's Jardine Pages Jardine's are parrots whose native country is Africa. They are wonderful little parrots, beautiful, playful and feisty. They love their humans. Even if they bite their humans, they still love them! Some of us who live with Jardines refer to the attitude typical of many Jardines as Jattitude!
There are three subspecies of Jardines. I haven't personally encountered either of the two other subspecies of Jardines. One subspecies is the Black-winged Jardine which is very rare in the U.S.A. Most Black-winged Jardines in the U.S. are in breeding programs. Black-winged Jardines are a little larger than Lesser Jardines and are darker in color.
The Greater Jardine is the largest subspecies. While the Greater is larger in body, he has a beak which is smaller in proportion to his head and body than the beak of the Lesser Jardine which looks comically outsized. The posture of Lessers tends to be more horizontal that the posture of the more upright standing Greaters. For more information about Jardines, you might want to visit the Jardine webpage.
I belong to a parrot mailing list online that is specifically about Jardine's parrots. A number of listmembers have lost their Jardine's to aspergillosis. Consequently, many listmembers have become very concerned about this disease and want to prevent our birds from getting it. To further this goal, I wrote an article on aspergillosis which includes listmembers' experiences, information about aspergillosis including prevention and treatment, personal opinions and observations (mine and others), an interview with a veterinarian who successfully treated one of the Jardine's diagnosed with aspergillosis, and links to online sites with information and advice related to aspergillosis and the maintenance of health in our beloved parrots.
Thanks for visiting,
Ginny CaputoE-Mail: imajgin@aol.com