Parrots magazine - July 2020

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Parrot News – Please send us your news stories; News from Loro Parque – Conservation and breeding of parrots; Complete Psittacine by Eb Cravens – Individual Attentions for Baby Parrots; The Holistic Parrot by Leslie Moran – Cleaning non-organic produce; Watching our wonderful wildlife by Michael Ransom – I live in an area of the eastern suburbs of Melbourne where there are strict environmental controls over the clearing of native vegetation of eucalypts and wattle trees. As a result, we are blessed with a large variety of native birds, including over 10 species in the parrot (Psittaciformes) family; Parrot breeding, some basic advice, part I, by Rosemary Low – Responding to a novice reader’s request in the May issue for advice on breeding – to avoid any ‘pitfalls’; Back from the Brink – Decimated by poachers and smugglers, the guacamayaroja, or Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao), is making a comeback in the Central American rainforest; The practically perfect parrot by Lee Connor; CD Super Saver Offer – big savings on eMag Year Collections; Climate change and the Cape Parrot by David Waugh, Correspondent, Loro Parque Fundación; Your parrot queries answered – our panel of experts is available to answer all your queries on companion or breeding parrots; Letters; Avian Vets Directory; Parrots Calendar – If you would like your show to be listed here and on our website, please submit to editorial@imaxweb.co.uk or call +44(0)1273 464777; Parrots Helpline – If you have a parrot problem – whether it be health, diet, or whatever – you can contact any of the advisors listed here; and lots more…

New Black cockatoo discovered

The new subspecies of the Red-tailed Cockatoo, previously thought to be a part of the inland subspecies, was discovered by scientists.

1 min

Parrots and primates

Scientists in New Zealand have tested to see how accurately a particular species of parrot can predict future events, and found that, in many ways, that parrots are as proficient as the great apes.

1 min

Support from Johnston & Jeff

Premium bird food manufacturer, Johnston & Jeff, has flown to the aid of four parrot rescue and rehoming centres hit by the coronavirus.

2 mins

News from Loro Parque

Conservation and breeding of parrots

3 mins

Complete Psittacine

Individual Attentions for Baby Parrots

5 mins

Watching our wonderful wildlife

I live in an area of the eastern suburbs of Melbourne where there are strict environmental controls over the clearing of native vegetation of eucalyptus and wattle trees. As a result, we are blessed with a large variety of native birds, including over 10 species in the parrot (Psittaciformes) family.

4 mins

Parrot breeding Some basic advice Part I

I am responding to a novice reader’s request in the May issue for advice on breeding – to avoid any ‘pitfalls’.

6 mins

Back from the Brink

Decimated by poachers and smugglers, the guacamayaroja, or Scarlet Macaw (Ara Macao), is making a comeback in the Central American rainforest.

3 mins

The practically perfect parrot

I’m sure we all remember that famous part in Mary Poppins when the world’s favourite nanny suddenly pulls out (from a seemingly bottomless bag) a magical measuring tape and measures her two charges.

8 mins

Climate Change And The Cape Parrot

Cape Parrots (Poicephalus robustus) used to be seen near Cape Town, but were last sighted there in 1726 and in the present-day, occupy a more restricted geographical distribution in South Africa, being reliant on fragments of misty Afromontane forest between 1,000 and 1,400m above sea level in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo provinces. Estimates of the current population size are between 1,1001,786 individuals, derived from an annual national census called the Cape Parrot Big Birding Day (CPBBD), a remarkable case of citizen science in action.

5 mins

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Parrots magazine Magazine Description:

Parrots magazine is exclusively about parrots and parakeets covering a wide range of topics including how they can become valued companions, behavioural issues, breeding, veterinary and healthcare, conservation, general husbandry and many other interesting aspects about these unique birds. Apart from information being interesting and appealing to readers, the magazine always encourages responsibility and education in order for owners to provide the best care for their birds. Information on shows, conventions and many other visitor attractions. Advertisements from a wide range of suppliers of feeds, accessories, ecotours, vet listing, ‘Lost and Found’ register, and other parrot related items