Parrots Books

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Acclaimed world wide as a invaluable addition to parrot literature, this book covers, in depth, 51 of the rarest parrots in the world today in 400 pages. If you really want to know where these species stand, then this title is a must. Limited to 2000 copies worldwide. 

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Burma is a country rich in bird life, with a population of almost 1000 species: crows, magpies, parrots, robins, warblers, martins, swallows, larks, owls, hawks, eagles, pigeons, pheasants, peacocks, marsh birds, ducks, sunbirds, bee-eaters, spiderhunters, flowerpeckers, hornbills, and flycatchers. Firsthand information on each bird's behavior, appearance, habitat, and breeding biology is included.

This book contains 19 chapters with an overall total of 75 sub-species of birds from Burma. 

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Chapters include Preparing the Companion Parrot Owner, Screaming, Biting, Bonding to One Person, Cage Bound Bird, and Feather Picking.

Training is a form of teaching. The companion parrot learns when the trainer positively reinforces (or rewards) each small step the subject takes towards the desired behavior. Using the principles described in training, it becomes easy to teach birds what is the desired response. The beauty of training using positive reinforcement is that it works! In this book the author prepares the trainer in the first chapter. She then describes some typical problem behavior scenarios experienced by companion parrot owners. She then provides an explanation as to why the behavior may be occurring and offers a step-by-step explanation of how to address the problem behavior using training techniques based on positive reinforcement.

Barbara Heidenreich has been a professional in the field of animal behavior since 1990. After receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology she began her career teaching birds to present natural behaviors in zoos. In her fourteen years of working for various zoos, companies, and as an independent consultant, Barbara has been involved in the production of over fifteen different free flight bird presentations. Currently the President Elect of the International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators she is now a private animal training consultant working with zoological parks, nature centers, and the companion parrot community. Barbara hopes everyone can experience that truly rewarding relationship that can happen when animals are trained using positive reinforcement.

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A Guide to Basic Health & Disease in Birds has proven to be one of the most sought after and respected titles worldwide in this generic range of avian publications. It is a credit to the author, Dr Michael Cannon. His devotion and concern for all aspects of avian health and husbandry have again been reflected in this revised edition.

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This beautifully produced, all color book offers the reader a complete guide to the Poicephalus genus from Senegals to Niam-Niams. You'll find out how to choose a Senegal, how to raise one and make it your personal buddy, and how to keep it healthy.

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• Condition: New
• Hardcover: 129 pages
• Publisher: British Museum (Natural History) (1986)
• Language: English
• Illustrations: Color and B&W photos and illustrations
• ISBN-10: 0565009826                                     
• ISBN-13: 978-0565009823
• Product Dimensions: 28 x 22 x 1.8 cm
• Shipping Weight: 690 g

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Topics include choosing your bird, choosing and keeping pet birds, housing and keeping aviary birds, aviary design, construction and management, plantscaping your aviary, nutrition and feeding, breeding and husbandry, general management, and health and disease aspects.

It is aimed at the novice and serious aviculturist and all pet bird owners.

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Don't guess about your pet bird's nutritional needs - you could be endangering your pet's health.  

Here are the facts you need to know about:  

 - Recognizing and correcting symptoms of poor nutrition
 - supplementing commercial bird food with essential nutrients
 - choosing and preparing a balanced diet.  

With charts, tables and illustrations.

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Many people like parrots because of their brightly colored feathers. But, wild parrots use their colours for a purpose - to frighten enemies, attract other parrots, and to help them see each other in dark forests.  Most parrots live in the forest of tropical countries, but, some breeds live in cooler countries.

Pet parrots often learn to imitate sounds around them, such as people talking.  Wild parrots make alot of noise, whistling and chattering to each other.  This book will tell you about parrots and their day-to-day lives in the wild.

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How to protect your bird from aviculturists, nutritionists, and the merely expert! Filled with practical advice on birdkeeping. Refreshingly original and funny. 

"These days we see the publications of more and more specialist parrot titles, ie, those covering one group, such as cockatoos, or one aspect, such as hand-rearing. The more specialized a title, the less space it usually devotes to the basics of parrot keeping. Many of these basics had to be learned the hard way - and the birds were the losers. But this wonderful book from the often - amusing pen of John Doole concentrates almost totally on the basics with a text which is liberally sprinkled with delightful an witty sketches. Not only is it fun to read - it sis completely filled with practical l advice with coverage of each subject (from which kind o water to give your birds to ringing chicks) which is perhaps more thorough than than contained in any other parrot book I have read. Neither does it suffer from hackneyed repetition; it is refreshingly original.

Many parrots are destined to benefit from this book at a time when it is increasingly important than high standards of care should become universal for captive parrots, many of which are threatened with extinction in the wild." -- Foreword by Rosemary Low , Gran Canaria 1992.

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Rosemary Low's Parrot Breeding book includes information on purchasing, sexing, introducing males and females, nestboxes, laying, rearing problems and solutions, parent-rearing vs. hand-rearing, selling young birds, housing, and feeding.

Review in Avizandum (South Africa) April 1998 - By Vera Dennison

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Eleven chapters provide detailed, first-hand knowledge of everything you will ever need to successfully raise baby parrots, including handfeeding formulas, feeding, weight monitoring, feeding instruments, maintenance of nestlings, potential health problems in the nursery, medical procedures for the aviculturists, weaning, and much more.

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Written by Western Australian aviculturist, Phil Digney, this title covers all necessary requirements needed to successfully take an egg through to a fully weaned chick. Beautifully illustrated with colour images throughout, this valuable title also includes many charts and diagrams and informative text laid out in the easy-to-read format.

Contents include Incubation: artificial incubation, meet the egg!, choosing an incubator/hatcher, equipment, handling the egg, incubation, hatching details, problems and troubleshooting, egg weighing; Handraising parrots: the goal, fundamentals, brooders and brooding, formulas, feeding instruments, feeding the newly hatched, growth phase, peak/weaning phase, weaning black cockatoos, pulling chicks, troubleshooting.

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The greatest how to guide ever written.  Sure to replace "Parrots Their Care and Breeding". The author, Tony Silva is a world renowned Aviculturalist. Over 42 chapters that take you through the intricacies of successfully choosing and breeding your parrots. It also contains over 88 color photos shot by the author, none less than 1/2 page. All photos shot by the Author and never before seen. Over 6500 copies sold (prior to publication).  Don't miss out on this title.

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