Eclectus Parrots are the most strikingly sexually dimorphic of all the parrot species. The contrast of the brilliant emerald green cock bird from the deep red and purple or blue of the hen is so marked that until the twentieth century they were considered different species. Many authorities claim that the male eclectus make better pets than the females, although breeders who own many pet eclectus will tell you that this is strictly based on individual personalities. However, unlike most other parrot species, the female is more dominant than the male in a breeding situation, and this is likely why the females have such a reputation.
Unfortunately, we have not yet kept any Eclectus parrots as individual pets (although we do own a young pair of domestic hand-fed Solomon Island Eclectus which we have kept in a breeding situation), so we are unable to personally comment on the personality of these birds as pets. I can tell you that the young pair of Solomons we purchased at the age of ten months old are quite docile, even set up as breeders, and we have yet to see these breeder birds deliver anything that could seriously be called a bite. Since we do not yet own Eclectus as pets (although we hope to have babies soon), I will relate to you the experiences of friends who own these birds as pets.