December 2023 issue

Parrots magazine December 2023 edition

In this issue … Parrot News; As hard as it is, I now sort my large hookbill mix; Unique voice print in parrots; Courtship and breeding with southern hemisphere parrots; Rescued Pet Parrot Does ‘Happy Dance’ in First Ever Bath; Johnston & Jeff appointed for innovative new food; Parrots – how they vocalise and what to do if they stop!; Sequencing Kakapo genomes to help it thrive; Endangered Parrots – 40 years on; Three years on – Feathers Together Origins; Chard, it’s place in a balanced avian diet; An Endangered Mexican Parrot – thriving in urban areas of south Texas; Found 30 miles away after picking the lock!; Human-altered habitat spurs nesting innovations in neotropical parrots; Letters; Israel’s ‘Iron Parrot’ awaits reunion with owner; Parrots Helpline; Classified ads; and lots more…

Amazing Story in issue 312

Spix’s breed in the wild
They used an artificial nest box that had been secured to a tree with the result that two chicks have now survived. This is a remarkable achievement and hopefully now sets opportunities for more releases of this critically endangered parrot that has faced possible extinction for decades.

Spix chicks