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The USA’s “Other” Parrot – the Thick Billed Parrot, Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha

[…]gorging on pine cones before migrating south to breed. Last observed in the USA around 1935, the Thick-Billed Parrot ranged from Mexico to Venezuela, but is now largely confined to the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains in northern Mexico.  Brilliant green with a bright red forehead and wing curve, Thick-Billed Parrots […]
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Conservation News – No Recovery Plan for the Endangered Thick Billed Parrot

[…]Species Act since the law’s inception in 1973! Help for the US’s Last Native Parrot? The Thick Billed Parrot is the only remaining Psittacine native to the US Mainland.  The other, the Carolina Parakeet, was hunted to extinction in the early 1900’s.  With less than 3,000 individuals surviving in the […]
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Cockatoos that Dig for a Living: the Long-Billed Corella

[…]as a very effective digging tool, and allows the corella to take seeds and other more typical parrot foods as well. Range and Habitat The 2 subspecies of long-billed corella live widely separated from one another, and are restricted in distribution to extreme southeast and southwest Australia.  Their ranges have […]
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New Evidence Proves that the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker is not Extinct

[…]evidence indicating that Ivory-Bills may survive in those states as well. The Cuban Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, considered by some to be a subspecies of the North American, has not been sighted since 1987. The Recovery Plan Once found in 13 states in the south-central and southern USA, this largest of all […]
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The Red-Billed or African Firefinch – Captive Care and Breeding

[…]habituated to their new surroundings, Firefinches may nest in either cages or aviaries.  A thick, low-growing shrub will usually be chosen outdoors, while a nest box is essential if the pair if kept in a cage.  They construct a complex, dome-shaped nest with a side opening and do not tolerate […]
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Conservation Update – Mexico Bans the Capture and Export of Wild Parrots

[…]Six parrot species are indigenous to Mexico, being found nowhere else in the world.  Mexico’s Thick-Billed Parrot, whose numbers have been reduced to less than 2,000, is the only parrot that naturally occurs on the US mainland (“occurred” is actually more accurate, please see article below). Worldwide, 64 parrot species […]
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Aracari and Toucanet Overview – Captive Care of the Spot-Billed Toucanet

[…]difference in feather color by age 30 days, and fledge in 6-7 weeks.  Interestingly, captive Spot-Billed Toucanets have reared abandoned Green Aracari chicks.   Further Reading Spot-Billed Toucanet natural history and a recording of their calls Video of a gorgeous wild specimen Keeping the Collared Aracari Toucan species list and […]
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Red-Billed Quelea – Captive Care of the World’s Most Numerous Bird

[…]or CC-BY-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Red-billed Queleas in Thorny Scrub by Frédéric SALEIN from Toulouse, France (Red-billed queleas Uploaded by Snowmanradio) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Flock of Red Billed Quelea image referenced from wikipedia and originally posted by Alastair […]
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The Long, Uphill Battle to Save the Puerto Rican Amazon Parrot

[…]voyage (please see article below). The sole Psittacine living on the US mainland is the endangered thick billed-parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha). Our only other native parrot, the Carolina parakeet, was hunted to extinction by the early 1900’s. People unaware of this species plight are sometimes confused by all the concern…after all, […]
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The Monk Parrot, Quaker Parrot or Grey-breasted Parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus – uncommon facts about a common pet bird, Part I

[…]This is a mistake, although understandable, as only a few of us become fortunate enough to observe parrots in the wild. The monk parrot, however, offers those of us living in the northeastern USA a chance to glimpse parrot life in the “wild”, as the species has been established here […]
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Introducing the Pekin Robin (Japanese Nightingale, Hill Tit, Red-Billed Leiothrix), Leiothrix lutea – Part 2

Please see Part I of this article for additional information. Natural History Ranging from the southern Himalayas to eastern China and south into Myanmar, Pekin robins are largely birds of high-altitudes.  They frequent forest underbrush and clearings on mountainsides, and are rarely seen out in the open.  They will also forage […]
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Small Cockatoos with Big Personalities – Introducing the Corellas

[…](very good!) Long-Billed Corella: notes from a breeder Goffin’s Cockatoo Care The Long-Billed Corella   Long-billed Corella image referenced from wikipedia and originally posted by Brett Donald Western Corella image referenced from wikipedia and originally posted by D.Gordon E. Robertson Corellas Feeding image referenced from wikipedia and originally posted by […]
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Holiday Connections – Parrots of Snowy Places, Christmas Colors and Christmas Island

[…]which hail from South Asia, fare less well in NYC but still manage to hold on in small numbers. Thick-Billed Parrots once foraged on snow-capped mountains in Arizona and elsewhere in the American Southwest, shocking early explorers with their “tropical plumage”.  The species is now following in the footsteps of […]
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Introducing the Spectacular South American Cardinals – Part 1

Four species of Cardinal native to South America – the Red Crested, Dominican (Pope), Yellow-Billed and Yellow (Green) – are well-established in private aviculture, and, unlike the red Northern Cardinal, all may be legally kept in the USA.  Colorful, hardy and with a melodious voice, South American Cardinals make a […]
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New Bird Species in 2013 – Owls, Jays and other Surprises

[…]only in the northern Philippines, and seem unrelated to other songbirds.  They stay mostly to thick brush and forest undergrowth, and are believed capable only of weak flight.  The newly-discovered species is, like the others, a master ventriloquist…locating one by voice alone is said to be impossible.  Much remains to […]
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Introducing the Pekin Robin (Japanese Nightingale, Hill Tit, Red-Billed Leiothrix), Leiothrix lutea, Part 1

[…]kept in outdoor aviaries for at least part of the year.  They fly rather than climb about as do parrots, and cannot usually be released for exercise, and so do not adapt readily to confined quarters.   You can read more about the care and natural history of Pekin robins, […]
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Parrot Conservation – USA Protects 3 Cockatoos under the Endangered Species Act

[…]species, including the Military, Scarlet, Blue-Headed, Great Green and Hyacinth Macaws, the Yellow-Billed and Red-Crowned Parrots and the Grey-Cheeked Parakeet.  Of these, only the 3 cockatoos listed above and the Crimson Shining Parrot were selected by the US Fish and Wildlife Service as warranting further consideration. Cockatoos Protected; Further Information Sought […]
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The Monk Parrot, Quaker Parrot or Grey-breasted Parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus – uncommon facts about a common pet bird, Part II

[…]living monk parrots. Interesting articles concerning Brooklyn College’s studies of free living parrots are posted […]
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Parrot Conservation in Australia, New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific

[…]use – burning off brush in some habitats while suppressing natural fires in others, threatens parrots in both categories.  Night, Princess, Golden-shouldered and Orange-bellied Parrots have declined radically due to changes in fire frequency. Islands of the Southwest Pacific While logging is a grave concern on the Solomon Islands and […]
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The Magnificent Cockatoos – Pros and Cons for Potential New Owners – Part 2

[…]always be kept in such situations (on the positive side, Cockatoos often get along well with other parrots, including lovebirds and other small species). Housing Considerations Cockatoos are extremely active and need a very large cage  or outdoor aviary. The degeneration of powder-down feathers forms a fine, powdery “dust” that […]
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