October 13th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska With introduction of molecular analysis the tree of life is becoming complete day by day. Especially in case of birds, recent research of their taxonomy is really intensive. However, there are still some groups where phylogenetic...
October 12th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska Conservationists try to find out how many of Western Ground Parrots are still found at Fitzgerald River National. Unfortunately, expectation is not great because there has been no report of this species since 2010. Western Ground...
October 9th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska Which is the rarest cockatoo species in the world? Well, in Australia it may be Philipinne Cockatoo or Palm Cockatoo. But in Europe, it’s the Glossy Black Cockatoo for sure. Up to now just a single female in one private...
October 8th, 2015 | by
Tony Silva Aviculturists that house their birds outdoors the world over face problems caused by the elements each year. In parts of Europe breeders in winter can face prolonged freeze with high winds that cause mortalities if the birds are...
October 7th, 2015 | by
Jim van Reyk Read also the first part of this article: Jim Van Reyk: Aviary notes on the Blue-cheeked Rosella. PART I a The fledgling to juvenile stage Among our pairs young, it is noticeable that the Bluey is very slow to reach adult colour...
October 6th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska The Czech Republic is part of CITES convention since 1993. We are happy to announce that our partner website Ararauna.cz got data of the first half-year of 2015 from the Czech government with permission to publish. However, in...
October 5th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska The Timneh parrot is one of the most popular parrots in captivity. But why is that we know almost nothing about its biology? There is lack of information about nesting, reproductive productivity and data about their quantity in...
October 2nd, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska There are four subspecies of Sulphur-crested Cockatoo according to Arndt’s taxonomy and five mentioned by Forshaw. Two of them are found in Australia, Forshaw describes also one more Australian subspecies Cacatua galerita...
October 1st, 2015 | by
Tony Silva Read also the first part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: Breeding of Umbrella Cockatoos. PART I a With cockatoos, I feel that intermittent interaction with its owner is better than a set daily schedule. The reason why I never...