Eclectus Parrots have so many characteristics, which makes them wonderful aviary birds if appropriately housed and fed. Unfortunately, they can also become problem birds, often out of ignorance of their needs. Their distinct different colouring between males and females is quite unique clearly setting them apart.

Holistic healthcare, including chiropractic, homeopathy, aromatherapy, Western herbal and traditional Chinese medicine, has gained increasing popularity when treating people. But did you know that these methods can also be used to naturally treat your birds?

Most people like a parrot that talks, which is entertaining depending how it mimics human speech and what it is repeating. But true psittacine-human communication is so much more than mimicking the human tongue. It is about understanding one another.

Macaws need to be exercised for many years until they reach adulthood. Getting them to be active and develop all their natural behaviours depend largely on their caretakers. Varied enrichment inputs are essential to motivate and develop their natural activities, which are even more interesting if different species compete with each other.

The raucous calls of the Thick-billed Parrot once ricocheted through Mexico’s high-altitude pine forests, but now, their near silence has become deafening. Deforestation driven by drug cartels is violently erasing entire habitats that these birds require.

And much more in this issue …

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