Breeding
February 24th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaRead also the first part of this article: Karl Hansal talks about his successful breeding of Golden-shouldered and Timor Red-winged Parrots. PART I a Why have you decided to buy Golden-shouldered Parrots? I like them and there...
Events
February 23rd, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaTwice a year European aviculturists are going to visit the greatest bird market Zwolle. Usually, you find there more birds in September as breeders sell their offsprings which were hatched in spring or summer. Less birds are...
Conservation projects
February 20th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaThe conservationists of St Arnaud, New Zealand, decided to a very unusual way how to lure the attention of Keas away from the parked cars of local foresters....
ACTP NEWS
February 19th, 2015 | by
Simon DegenhardThe Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots or ACTP as it is affectionately known, started literally as one man’s dream in his humble backyard. The year was 2006 and the man was Martin Guth, a German parrot lover...
Tony Silva NEWS
February 18th, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaRead 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...
Conservation projects
February 17th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaIt should be an efficient weapon against ubiquitous monkeys. However, farmers in the indian state Adilabad are catching more parrots to these nets instead....
Breeding
February 16th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaRead also the second part of this article: Karl Hansal: When you start counting money in breeding than it’s too bad. PART II a Many years ago he bred the Timor Red-winged Parrot (Aprosmictus jonquillaceus) as the first one...
Pets
February 13th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaVIDEO IN – Do you have a parrot pet at home which can freely fly in the house? Then you should know that there are several things threating your bird. However, the animal can be in danger even if it is locked in the cage....
Taxonomy
February 12th, 2015 | by
LubosTomiskaThe new close relative of Keas (Nestor notabilis) and Kakas (Nestor meridionalis) was found by archeologists on Chatham Islands in the Pacific Ocean. This interesting discover is based on an analysis of fossil parrot bones found...
Tony Silva NEWS
February 11th, 2015 | by
Tony SilvaRead 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...