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Product Review: Alternative Bird Foods – Yesterday and Today, Part I

findiviglio — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:35:12 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. The nutritional needs of some of our most colorful and interesting pet birds are not met by seed-based diets. Lories and lorikeets, for example, require a soupy mix of fruits and nectars. Many gorgeous softbills, such as the shama thrush (Copsychus malabaricus) and Peking robin (Leiothrix lutea) subsist largely upon insects, and [...]

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Product Review: Alternative Bird Foods – Yesterday and Today, Part I

Introducing a “Mini Toucan” – the Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)

findiviglio — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:20:55 +0000

Toucans have long enchanted bird keepers and “regular people” alike. Having kept several large species in zoos, I can attest that their bright colors and clownish appearances are matched by their behavior. I have seen them toss grapes to one another for no apparent reason (mated pairs and youngsters were not involved) and [...]

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Introducing a “Mini Toucan” – the Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)

The Chinese Painted Quail (Button Quail, Blue-breasted Quail), Conturnix chinensis, and the Japanese Quail, C. japonica, Part 1

findiviglio — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:27:31 +0000

Parrots, finches and canaries can certainly provide a lifetime’s worth of enjoyment to the bird fancier, but sometimes we feel the urge for something “different”. Other types of pet trade and domestic birds - peafowl and other pheasants, ducks, geese and such – are often large, expensive and difficult to provide for in most home [...]

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The Chinese Painted Quail (Button Quail, Blue-breasted Quail), Conturnix chinensis, and the Japanese Quail, C. japonica, Part 1