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Escaped Pets are Teaching Flocks of Wild Cockatoos to Talk!

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: September 23, 2011
Terms: Bird Behavior, Bird Intelligence, Bird Research or Recent News, Field Notes and Observations on Birds, Talking Birds, Wild Birds | birds in the news, birds speaking, cockatoo language, Parrot Speech, talking birds, talking parrots, wild birds speaking

[…]parrots are talking to one another – and to people! Mimics by Design Cockatoos and other parrots are social birds, and have complicated systems of communication that we are only just beginning to understand. For example, ornithologists recently learned that some species provide their chicks with “names” that are then […]

Birds Behaving Badly – Cockatoos, Ibis, Koels and Miners Try Australians’ Patience

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: May 5, 2011
Terms: Bird Behavior, Bird Intelligence, Bird Research or Recent News, Field Notes and Observations on Birds, Fun Stuff, Wild Birds | bad bird behavior, bad bird habits, Bird Behavior, bird mischief, birds misbehaving, birds stealing food, loud birds, obnoxious birds

[…]Magnificent Pest? The Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, Cacatua galerita, is considered to be the ultimate parrot pet by bird fanciers and the ultimate crop pest by many farmers. Strictly protected by law, cockatoo populations on farms usually exceed those in natural habitats. Now, it seems, the magnificent white birds have discovered city […]

Bird Reproduction – How Natural Social Behaviors Affect Captive Breeding

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: November 12, 2009
Terms: Baby Birds, Bird Breeding, Fun Stuff, General Bird Care | Bird Behavior, Bird Breeding, bird reproduction, breeding captive birds

[…]to spend a great deal of time in imparting survival skills to their young. Macaws, African Gray Parrots and similar species are, therefore, usually quite tolerant of their youngsters long after they have left the nest. Mate Choice Birds can be quite choosy (maddeningly so!) when it comes to mate […]

Goffin’s Cockatoo (Cacatua goffini): The Natural History and Captive Care of a Popular but Little-Studied Psittacine

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: October 20, 2008
Terms: Bird Species Profiles

[…]at what little is known about its natural behaviors. Classification Order: Psittaciformes (the parrots) Family: Cacatuidae (the cockatoos). Twenty one species of cockatoo have been described, 11 of which are confined to Australia. The remainder inhabit New Guinea and nearby islands. Physical Description Average size: At 13 inches, this is […]

Common Myna Added to World’s 100 Worst Invasive Species List

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: February 3, 2011
Terms: Bird Behavior, Bird Breeding, Bird Conservation, Bird Research or Recent News, Field Notes and Observations on Birds, Wild Birds | common mynas, conservation, destructive mynas, introduced species, invasive mynas, invasive species, keeping myna, myna

[…]members of the starling family (Sturnidae) often amass vocabularies that rival those of any parrot, and are amazingly intelligent. In addition to the Hill and Common Myna, aviculturists also favor the Pagoda Myna, Sturnus pagodarum, and the Malabar Myna, Sturnus malabaricus (please see photos). So it is sometimes surprising for […]

The Natural History of the Black, Red-Tailed and Glossy Cockatoos

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: August 14, 2009
Terms: Bird Species Profiles | Black Cockatoo, Calyptorhynchus banksii, Calyptorhynchus funereus, Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo

[…]a variety of habitat types, including temperate rainforest, dry woodlands and dense mountain thickets. The deciding factor in its distribution seems to be the presence of its favorite food, the seeds of the Casuarina tree, especially the species C. littoralis. The glossy cockatoo’s odd, bulbous beak is uniquely adapted for […]

Privately-Owned Reserves in Australia Benefit Parrots and Other Wildlife

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: November 4, 2011
Terms: Bird Conservation, Bird Habitat, Bird Research or Recent News, Field Notes and Observations on Birds, Wild Birds | australian birds, Bird Conservation, birds in australia, private bird reserves

[…]are now being privately managed for the benefit of native animals and plants. Wildlife in Peril Parrot conservation often takes center stage when talk turns to Australian wildlife, but a wide variety of other animals are also in trouble. A recent report (please see below) states that 27 species of […]

Using Flowers as Food for Parrots, Finches and other Birds

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: August 10, 2011
Terms: Bird Behavior, Bird diet, Bird Health, Field Notes and Observations on Birds, Finches, General Bird Care, Wild Birds | Bird care, Bird diet, bird health, bird nutrition, feeding captive birds, Feeding Finches, feeding lorikeets, feeding parrots, foods for captive birds, lorikeet diet, Parrot Diet

[…]addition to their nutritional value, flowers can provide important behavioral stimulation for parrots and other birds. Most parrots delight in tearing them to bits, and bud-covered fruit tree branches (apple, pear, plum etc.) will provide hours of entertainment for both pet and pet-owner. Finches, White-Eyes, Pekin Robins and other small […]

Hand Rearing Palm Cockatoos, Probosciger aterrimus – Part 2

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: April 18, 2008
Terms: Bird Species Profiles, Field Notes and Observations on Birds | Hand Rearing Birds, Palm Cockatoos

[…]this magnificent species soundly in North American zoos and private collections. Cockatoos and parrots are at once fascinating and challenging as pets – please share your own stories and forward any questions you might have. You can see a video of a palm cockatoo at the Bronx Zoo (perhaps OT […]

Finches – Sampling the Incredible Diversity of Species Available

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Post author: Frank Indiviglio
Published date: October 6, 2009
Terms: Bird diet, Bird Species Profiles, Field Notes and Observations on Birds, General Bird Care | finch care, finch species, finches

[…]Nonpareil, Eurythrura prasina Clad in green, blue and bright red, this most desirable of the parrot finches occurs from Myanmar to Java. Nonpareils are bred in large numbers, but remain a species best kept by well-experienced aviculturists. They are fairly high strung and tend to crash into walls and cage […]

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Escaped Pets are Teaching Flocks of Wild Cockatoos to Talk!

Birds Behaving Badly – Cockatoos, Ibis, Koels and Miners Try Australians’ Patience

Bird Reproduction – How Natural Social Behaviors Affect Captive Breeding

Goffin’s Cockatoo (Cacatua goffini): The Natural History and Captive Care of a Popular but Little-Studied Psittacine

Common Myna Added to World’s 100 Worst Invasive Species List

The Natural History of the Black, Red-Tailed and Glossy Cockatoos

Privately-Owned Reserves in Australia Benefit Parrots and Other Wildlife

Using Flowers as Food for Parrots, Finches and other Birds

Hand Rearing Palm Cockatoos, Probosciger aterrimus – Part 2

Finches – Sampling the Incredible Diversity of Species Available

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