Tony Silva NEWS
June 4th, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaQUESTION: If I rear a Sun Conure and a Green-cheeked Conure together, can I produce Sun-cheek Conures? ANSWER: The answer is simple: No. Having an understanding of the name given to a species can certainly help understand...
Tony Silva NEWS
May 31st, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaQUESTION: My macaws feed each other and mate, but they do not lay eggs. What tips can you give me to get them to breed? I usually question the writer as to how the birds are housed, what the nest dimensions are, how long have...
Breeding
May 27th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaRead also the first part of this interview: Interview with the successful breeder of Red-headed Lovebirds Dominique Veeckmans. PART I How often do you check the nestbox when the pair is nesting? At the beginning, I checked...
Tony Silva NEWS
May 25th, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaDuring the past few months, I set aside several of the questions that I received via Facebook. These were questions that were valid and of interest to avicultural in general. I believe that answering them in this public forum...
Research
May 22nd, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaThe Cape Parrot (Poicephalus robustus) represents the most endangered parrot in South Africa (less than 1200 individuals in 2010). One of the causes which affects the wild population decline is the Psittacine Beak and Feather...
Breeding
May 19th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaDominique, you have a very nice collection of lovebirds. Tell us when did you start with breeding of birds… In early 2005 I saw the first wild colored Masked Lovebird (Agapornis personatus). At that time I decided to start...
Taxonomy
May 18th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaRead 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...
Tony Silva NEWS
May 14th, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaRead also the first part of this article: Tony Silva NEWS: How to stimulate your parrots before the breeding season? a We also provide a sprouted seed mix. This includes mung and garbanzo beans, popcorn, lentils, various types of...
Legislation
May 13th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaIt’s been already four years when a pair of Palm Cockatoos comming from the facility of Lubica Necasova was confiscated. Up to now, one bird is dead and we have no information about the second. How efficient is the work of...
Taxonomy
May 11th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaRead 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...
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