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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

Hand Rearing Palm Cockatoos, Probosciger aterrimus – Part 1

findiviglio — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:16:00 +0000

It is not easy for a single species to stand out among a group of birds as spectacular as the cockatoos, but the striking palm cockatoo does so quite handily. At nearly 30 inches in length and with a 30-inch wingspan, this giant among cockatoos approaches the hyacinth macaw, Andorhynchus hyacinthus, the largest of the [...]

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Hand Rearing Palm Cockatoos, Probosciger aterrimus – Part 1