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Unique Bird Behavior – Ravens Use Beaks to “Show” Objects to Mates

[…]Japanese Crows that take advantage of both traffic and traffic signals when feeding, African Gray Parrots that pick and choose human words to fit specific situations, and more…     Further Reading Do Parrots Know what they are Saying? (Yes, at least some of the time!). Kea Intelligence Japan’s Amazing […]
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Foraging Toys and Treats – Keeping Pet Birds Active and Interested

[…]means of adding to your birds’ quality of life, please see my articles Behavioral Enrichment for Parrots and Finches Use Parrot Toys Too!   Monk Parakeet image referenced from wikipedia and originally posted by […]
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Chlamydia Infection (Psittacosis) in Birds – What are the Risks to Bird Owners?

[…]take a look at this much-discussed and often misunderstood condition. Infection and Immunity Many parrots, most pigeons and certain other birds (chickens) carry the single-celled bacterium that causes Psittacosis yet remain in good health.  Known as Chlamydophila psittaci, this micro-organism may not even show up in routine fecal tests, despite […]
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Hand Rearing Palm Cockatoos, Probosciger aterrimus – Part 1

[…]family Cacatuidae, the cockatoos (all of which are members of the order Psittaciformes, along with parrots, lories and macaws). Palm cockatoos, also known as black palm cockatoos or goliath aratoos, are the only tropical rain forest-adapted members of their family — the rest being more at home in dry, often […]
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Bird Cage Overview…Time to Give Your Pet More Space?

[…]they do not climb about as do parrots, most cannot use “as much” of their cages as can parrots, and need comparatively larger living quarters. Cage Size and Health Providing your bird with a larger cage is one of the most important steps that you can take in ensuring its […]
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Hand-Rearing Baby Birds – Are you Qualified?

[…]preferable to an inexperienced person trying to raise a chick. Misleading Beliefs Healthy parrot and other chicks seem so perpetually hungry that one might be forgiven for assuming that hand-rearing is simply a matter of filling their gaping mouths with a supply of suitable food (please see photo of common […]
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The Top 5 Websites for Budgerigar (Parakeet) and Cockatiel Enthusiasts

[…]of the most impressive I’ve seen, with many of the posted articles having applicability to other parrot species as well.  Specific interest areas, such as those for breeders and exhibitors, assure that no site visitor will leave unsatisfied. North American Cockatiel Society In contrast to many Cockatiel interest groups, the […]
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The A&E Double Flight Cage: How Much Room Does a Finch Need? Part I

[…]climb about as do parrots, and hence cages offer to them much less “useable space”. Whereas a parrot might clamber over every inch of its home – roof included – finches use mainly flying and ground space. Also, finches explore and will utilize toys, but not to the extent seen […]
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Avian Nutrition: Pellet-Based Diets for Budgies, Macaws, Cockatoos, Cockatiels and other Parrots, Finches and Canaries

[…]pellets, is worth a try. The Role of Seeds in a Pellet-Based Diet Seeds do have their place in parrot and finch diets, of course.  In addition to their nutritional value, birds benefit greatly from physically manipulating and opening seeds and nuts. Once your birds have accepted pellets, continue to […]
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Research Update – Kakapos, Kiwis, Vultures and other Birds Possess a Well-Developed Sense of Smell

[…]that island, the kakapo, searches for fruit at night.  The world’s only nocturnal, flightless parrot, the kakapo is one of the birds now known to have a powerful sense of smell.   The biologists at Max Planck studied the olfactory receptor genes, which form the molecular basis of the sense […]
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