Taxonomy
October 13th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaWith 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...
Conservation projects
October 12th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaConservationists 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...
ACTP NEWS
October 9th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaWhich 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...
Tony Silva NEWS
October 8th, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaAviculturists 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...
Breeding
October 7th, 2015 | by
Jim van ReykRead 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...
Legislation
October 6th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaThe 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...
Research
October 5th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaThe 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...
Unclassified
October 2nd, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaThere 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...
Tony Silva NEWS
October 1st, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaRead 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...
Breeding
September 30th, 2015 | by
Jim van ReykRead also the second part of this article: Jim Van Reyk: Aviary notes on the Blue-cheeked Rosella. PART II a Blue-cheeked Rosella – Platycercus adscitus adscitus, is the nominate sub-species of the Pale-head / Blue-cheeked...