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Which types of birds make the best pets?

There are several birds that make good house pets and have a reasonable life expectancy:

Bird	Life expectancy in years	Considerations
Finch	2-3	Easy care
Canary	8-10	Easy care; males sing
Budgerigar	8-15	Easy care
Cockatiel	15-20	Easy care; easy to train
Lovebird	15-20	Cute, but not easy to care for or train
Amazon parrot	50-60	Good talkers, but can be screamers
African grey parrot	50-60	Talkers; never scream

Source: Prevention's Giant Book of Health...

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