Companion parrot is a general term used for any parrot kept as a pet that interacts abundantly with its human counterpart. Generally, most species of parrot can make excellent companions. Species of parrots that are kept as companions include large parrots such as amazons, African greys, cockatoos, eclectus, hawk-headed parrots, and macaws; mid-sized birds such as caiques, conures, quakers, Pionus, Poicephalus, rose-ringed parakeets, and rosellas, and many of the smaller types including Brotogeris, budgies, cockatiels, parakeets, lovebirds, parrotlets and lineolated parakeets.