[Ella]

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!

 

[Sensfan]

It would be interesting to have a picture with each of the abbreviations.

 

[Jenny]

Putting us to work, eh, Cess? :rofl: I'll start on it now!

 

[Jenny]

Ok, I added photos- I can only put 25 in there, so I tried to pick species that were less common. Let me know if you want me to add any more and I can split the post up :thumbsup:

 

[Ella]

Ok, I added photos- I can only put 25 in there, so I tried to pick species that were less common. Let me know if you want me to add any more and I can split the post up :thumbsup:

Thats great!
Thanks!
I will add some photos if it'll let me!

 

[Sensfan]

Ok, I added photos- I can only put 25 in there, so I tried to pick species that were less common. Let me know if you want me to add any more and I can split the post up :thumbsup:

Wow Jenny you are amazing. I really didn't expect anyone to do this. Thanks :biggrin5:

 

[Jenny]

No prob! :thumbsup: I'm in-between video games and have nothing to do in the evenings, so it was no trouble!