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If you're new to parrot owning, or to this site, or even an expert, you may find some words scattered around peoples posts like 'MBC' or 'LSC'
and you may have no idea what they mean.
I must admit, until you get to know this site and learn some abbreviations, it can be quite hard sometimes understanding what bird people are referring to!
Here is a list of common abbreviations:
AKEET - American Parakeet
B&G - Blue and Gold Macaw
BC - Blue Crown Conure
BE2 - Bare Eyed Cockatoo
BFA - Blue Front Amazon
BP2 - Black Palm Cockatoo
BSL - Blue Streak Lory
C2 - Citron Cockatoo
CAG - Congo African Grey
CM - Catalina Macaw
D2 - Ducorps Cockatoo
DYH - Double Yellow Head Amazon
E2 - Eleanora Cockatoo
EKEET- English Parakeet
Ekkie - Eclectus
FIDS - Feathered Kids
FRATS - Feathered Brats
G2 - Goffins Cockatoo
GC - Green Cheeked Conure
GCC - Gold Capped Conure
GCP - Grey Cheeked Parakeet
GE - Grand Eclectus
GSC - Greater Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
(same as medium, just larger)
GW - Green Wing Macaw
HM - Hahns Macaw
HMC - Half Moon Conure
HYM - Hyacinth Macaw
Keet - Parakeet
LCA - Lilac Crowned Amazon
LSC - Lessor Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
(same as medium, but smaller)
Linnie - Lineolaeted parakeet
M2 - Moluccan Cockatoo
MBC - Maroon Belled Conure
MGM - Miligold Macaw
MM - Military Macaw
MM2 - Major Mitchell (Leadbeater) Cockatoo
MRHA - Mexican Red Head Amazon
MSC - Medium Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
(same as lesser, larger)
OWA - Orange Winged Amazon
PC - Painted Conure
RB2 - Rose Breasted Cockatoo
RLA - Red Lored Amazon
RM - Ruby Macaw
RSE - Red Sided Eclectus
RV2 - Red Vented Cockatoo
SIE - Soloman Island Eclectus
SM - Scarlet Macaw
T2 - Triton Cockatoo
TAG - Timneh African Grey
Tiel - Cockatiel
Too - Cockatoo
(many types)
U2 - Umbrella Cockatoo
Umbie - Umbrella Cockatoo
(same as above)
VE - Vosmaeri's Eclectus
WFA - White Fronted Amazon
WF - White Faced Cockatiel
YCM - Yellow Collared Macaw
YNA - Yellow Naped Amazon
Please note this isn't every single abbreviation as some people come up with their owns words to name species, but thats most of the common ones.
HOPE THIS HELPS!
and you may have no idea what they mean.
I must admit, until you get to know this site and learn some abbreviations, it can be quite hard sometimes understanding what bird people are referring to!
Here is a list of common abbreviations:
AKEET - American Parakeet
B&G - Blue and Gold Macaw
BC - Blue Crown Conure
BE2 - Bare Eyed Cockatoo

BFA - Blue Front Amazon

BP2 - Black Palm Cockatoo

BSL - Blue Streak Lory

C2 - Citron Cockatoo
CAG - Congo African Grey
CM - Catalina Macaw

D2 - Ducorps Cockatoo
DYH - Double Yellow Head Amazon

E2 - Eleanora Cockatoo

EKEET- English Parakeet
Ekkie - Eclectus
FIDS - Feathered Kids
FRATS - Feathered Brats
G2 - Goffins Cockatoo
GC - Green Cheeked Conure
GCC - Gold Capped Conure
GCP - Grey Cheeked Parakeet

GE - Grand Eclectus
GSC - Greater Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
(same as medium, just larger)
GW - Green Wing Macaw
HM - Hahns Macaw
HMC - Half Moon Conure

HYM - Hyacinth Macaw

Keet - Parakeet
LCA - Lilac Crowned Amazon

LSC - Lessor Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
(same as medium, but smaller)
Linnie - Lineolaeted parakeet
M2 - Moluccan Cockatoo

MBC - Maroon Belled Conure
MGM - Miligold Macaw
MM - Military Macaw

MM2 - Major Mitchell (Leadbeater) Cockatoo

MRHA - Mexican Red Head Amazon

MSC - Medium Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
(same as lesser, larger)
OWA - Orange Winged Amazon

PC - Painted Conure

RB2 - Rose Breasted Cockatoo
RLA - Red Lored Amazon

RM - Ruby Macaw
RSE - Red Sided Eclectus

RV2 - Red Vented Cockatoo

SIE - Soloman Island Eclectus
SM - Scarlet Macaw
T2 - Triton Cockatoo
TAG - Timneh African Grey
Tiel - Cockatiel
Too - Cockatoo
(many types)
U2 - Umbrella Cockatoo

Umbie - Umbrella Cockatoo
(same as above)
VE - Vosmaeri's Eclectus
WFA - White Fronted Amazon

WF - White Faced Cockatiel
YCM - Yellow Collared Macaw

YNA - Yellow Naped Amazon

Please note this isn't every single abbreviation as some people come up with their owns words to name species, but thats most of the common ones.
HOPE THIS HELPS!