Consider a budgie as a quiet, small hookbill pet. They need playtime, a long enclosure for hopping and flying.
Canaries: Small, quiet, messy pets; great for apartments. Avoid handling; scatter seeds & pellets.
Finches: Fragile & skittish pets, prefer groups, need spacious enclosures for exercise. Tiny voices, not as loud as larger birds.
Cockatiels: charming, quiet, and social. Great pets, adapt well. Amazing whistlers, friendly with other birds.
Tiny parrotlets can't screech like big parrots. Playful and energetic, they need little space for exercise. Quiet chirps won't bother neighbors.
Pionus birds are gentle, quiet, and don't bite. Blue-headed & bronze-winged pionus make great pets but need spacious enclosures for their size.
Australian Bourke’s parakeets are calm, quiet, and bond with caretakers. Need room to fly a few hours daily. Get along with peaceful birds.