May 19th, 2016 | by
Rudy Caccia Learn more about recognizing of Eclectus parrot subspecies in the third part of article written by Rudy Caccia from Australia....
May 13th, 2016 | by
Rudy Caccia Learn more about recognizing of Eclectus parrot subspecies in the second part of article written by Rudy Caccia....
May 6th, 2016 | by
Rudy Caccia Learn to how identify eclectus parrot subspecies. Article written by Australian aviculturist Rudy Caccia....
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...
May 18th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska Read also the previous article about extinct macaw species: Do you know all extinct parrots? MACAWS. PART II a 7)Martinique Macaw (Ara martinica) There are two possible scientific names for this hypothetical extinct macaw species...
May 11th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska Read also the first part of this article: Do you know all extinct parrots? MACAWS. PART I a 3)Cuban Macaw (Ara cubensis) In 1985, Wetherbee described a new extinct macaw species Ara cubensis. However, very few researchers follow...
May 4th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska Read also the second part of this article: Do you know all extinct parrots? MACAWS. PART II a According to the latest taxonomic studies order Psittaciformes counts 372 species in 86 genera. Some of them are considered as already...
April 13th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska Considerable taxonomic changes in the HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World affected also the genus Vasa. Del Hoyo and his team suggested two new species in this group of parrots. Up to...
April 3rd, 2015 | by
LubosTomiska The new taxonomy from Joseph del Hoyo brings lots of news for all breeders and parrot lovers. His book HBW and Birdlife Internationall Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World was published in July 2014. Some subspecies...
March 30th, 2015 | by
Vitiga Vitiga This subspecies is found in Brazil, in the delta of the Amazon and the Rio Tocantin. The island Marajo is the biggest deltaic island of the world and the biggest island surrounded by fresh water. With approximately 40 000 km ²,...