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Introducing the Amazons: New World Parrots of the Genus Amazona, Part III – Rare and Extinct Species

findiviglio — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:34:34 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. Although several of the Amazon parrots are well-known to aviculturists and have long been pet trade staples, most species are actually quite rare in captivity and the wild, and several are, unfortunately, extinct. Today I'd like to introduce you to some that are not often seen outside of their native ranges. [...]

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Introducing the Amazons: New World Parrots of the Genus Amazona, Part III – Rare and Extinct Species

Introducing the Amazons: New World Parrots of the Genus Amazona, Part II – the Spectacled, Yellow-Naped and Vinaceous Amazon Parrots

findiviglio — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:57:58 +0000

Please see Part I of this article for general information and notes concerning other species. Spectacled or White-Fronted Amazon Parrot, Amazona albifrons albifrons Reaching only 11 inches in length and hailing from Mexico and Central America, this smallest of the Amazons is also the most affordable of the group. This may be in part to its somewhat [...]

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Introducing the Amazons: New World Parrots of the Genus Amazona, Part II – the Spectacled, Yellow-Naped and Vinaceous Amazon Parrots

Introducing the Amazons: New World Parrots of the Genus Amazona – Part 1

findiviglio — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:36:12 +0000

Hello, Frank Indiviglio here. The 27-30 parrots in the Genus Amazona, collectively known as "Amazons", are among the world's most popular avian pets. Indeed, they represent, at least to the general (i.e. "non-bird keeping") public, the "typical" parrot. But they are far from typical in any manner, and the various species, while sharing some characteristics, differ [...]

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Introducing the Amazons: New World Parrots of the Genus Amazona – Part 1

Choosing a Pet Parrot – an overview of popular species

findiviglio — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:14:00 +0000

In recent years an ever increasing number of parrot species have been bred in captivity and made available to those of us who enjoy keeping these avian clowns. This wonderful turn of events has taken a good deal of pressure off wild parrot populations, but sometimes leaves the prospective parrot owner a bit bewildered when [...]

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Choosing a Pet Parrot – an overview of popular species

Parrots, Parakeets, Macaws, Cockatoos, Lories & Lorikeets – Interesting Facts and Figures – Part Two

findiviglio — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:36:00 +0000

Click here to view the first part of this article. Nesting Most parrots lay their eggs within holes in trees, using little if any nesting material. Lovebirds build true nests. Females wedge dried grasses and other nesting material into the feathers of their rumps for transport to the nest site. Monk parrots build huge, communal stick nests. Escaped pets [...]

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Parrots, Parakeets, Macaws, Cockatoos, Lories & Lorikeets – Interesting Facts and Figures – Part Two

Parrots, Parakeets, Macaws, Cockatoos, Lories & Lorikeets – Interesting Facts and Figures – Part One

findiviglio — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:51:00 +0000

Introduction Parrots and their relatives have such a long history as pets (the first written record of a parrot in captivity is that of a plum-headed parakeet in Greece in 400 BC) that it is easy to forget how spectacularly adapted they are for life in the wild. Today I would like to pass along some [...]

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Parrots, Parakeets, Macaws, Cockatoos, Lories & Lorikeets – Interesting Facts and Figures – Part One

Did Parrots Help Columbus Find His Way to America?

findiviglio — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:47:00 +0000

The beauty, intelligence and talking abilities of parrots have long endeared them to us as pets. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all kept parrots, and seemed to hold them in high regard. An oft-repeated story suggests that parrots, most likely one of the Amazons, may have figured prominently in the history of the New World [...]

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Did Parrots Help Columbus Find His Way to America?

Parrots and the Perils of Tropical Nights

findiviglio — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:37:00 +0000

As mentioned in my recent article on this blog, providing pet birds with access to sunlight and fresh air is of great value to their well-being. A pair of yellow-fronted Amazon parrots, Amazona ochrocephala, kept at a research station on Tortuguero Island, Costa Rica, where I worked some years ago, seemed a perfect example of [...]

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Parrots and the Perils of Tropical Nights