April 1st, 2015 | by
Tony Silva The all night flight reached Manaus in the Brazilian Amazon at 3:13 AM. My old guide, Pedro Garcia, was awaiting my exit from the airport. He would rush me to the hotel, where I would shower, rest and be ready to leave for the...
March 25th, 2015 | by
Tony Silva Read also the first part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: The races of Amazona aestiva. PART I a My attempts to clarify the taxonomic status of Amazona aestiva has taken me into the archives of museums in Brazil, the US and...
March 23rd, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska A well known aviculturist and ornithologist Tony Silva came to the Czech Republic to promote his new book Psittaculture which was released on Sunday in the Czech language. Tony also used of the opportunity to come on the national...
March 18th, 2015 | by
Tony Silva Read also the second part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: The races of Amazona aestiva. PART II a Carolus Linnaeus (Linné) published the 10th edition of his systematic list in 1758. His Systema Naturae gave order to the...
March 11th, 2015 | by
Tony Silva Read also the first part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: Cockatoos aggression – possible causes and solutions. PART I a Placing a ball on the tip of the bill has also been tried, though the beak continues to grow and the...
March 4th, 2015 | by
Tony Silva Read also the second part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: Cockatoos aggression – possible causes and solutions. PART II a My avicultural career spans more than four decades. During this time, I have kept and bred a huge array...
February 25th, 2015 | by
Tony Silva That morning I went to the Ver-o-Peso, the market sitting on the mouth of the mighty Amazon River, in the Brazilian city of Belém do Pará. I had gone there to buy fruits, as I do in every city across the globe. That day I...
February 18th, 2015 | by
Tony Silva Read also the first part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: Breeding of Sun Conures, PART I a There are several reasons for their popularity. They can be noisy pets and do not learn to “speak” very well, but they are...
February 11th, 2015 | by
Tony Silva Read also the second part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: Breeding of Sun Conures, PART II a I can recall that day in the 1970s as if it were today. I had walked into a quarantine station to see several pairs of a new...
February 4th, 2015 | by
Tony Silva Read also the first and second part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: Breeding of African Greys, PART I Tony Silva NEWS: Breeding of African Greys, PART II a Because African Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus) have a higher...
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