The bird’s slow rate of reproduction, generally one clutch of eggs per year, coupled with destruction of its normal habitat, has driven up the prices paid ​ — the rarer the parrot, the higher the price.
इन परिंदों की प्रजनन दर बहुत धीमी है, वे साल में सिर्फ घोंसला भर अंडा देते हैं ।