Bird Magazine
Can birds eat Spondias mombin? Spondias mombin (also known as hog plum, yellow mombin, or amba yaya) can be eaten by birds, including parrots, budgies, cockatiels, and finches. Benefits for Birds: Feeding Guidelines: Can...
Parrot mutations Amazons Conures: This is a compilation of photographs taken over many decades. All are my images unless indicated otherwise. The birds are often not mine. Parrot mutations: Amazons The lutino Orange-winged Amazona...
Buckwheat for birds (with Info Table) – content creator: Petrus Albertus van Tonder Name: Buckwheat Scientific name: Fagopyrum esculentum Also known as: Common buckwheat, Japanese buckwheat, and silver hull buckwheat Indigenous Countries: First cultivated...
Can birds eat almonds (Prunus dulcis)? – Content creator Petrus Albertus van Tonder Yes, birds, including parrots and budgies, can eat almonds. Almonds can be a healthy addition to their diet when offered in...
Conure parrot fostering – by Tony Silva For me, every breeding season sees the birth of a new experiment. This year the focus was on finding foster parents that could initially rear the young...
Parrot interview with Laurella Desborough – by Tony Silva In my pursuit to have highly respected aviculturists share their experience, I formulated a series of questions for them to answer. The question and answer...
Nectarines are good for birds. It is also known as Peach. Info table about nectarines: Name: Nectarine Scientific name: Prunus persica Also known as: Peach Indigenous Countries: Native to the region of Northwest China...
We asked Tony Silva about parrot medication. “When should we medicate our birds?” By Tony Silva Parrot medication introduction As I travel the world, I see dramatic differences in husbandry protocols. In Europe, there...
We asked Tony Silva about parrot nest inspection. “Should the parrot nest be examined and if so how often?” By: Tony Silva In 1978 I bred the Slender-billed Conure Enicognathus leptorhynchus, a species that had...
We asked Tony Silva about sprouting seeds for birds: “Why is it good to feed with sprouted and boiled seeds?” Diet is one of the most important husbandry aspects in maintaining a parrot healthy;...
We asked Tony Silva about parrot breaking eggs. “Why do my parrots break their eggs?” – by Tony Silva Parrots break eggs for many reasons. Night fright, perhaps caused by a rodent; inexperience, especially...
Yesterday was National Endangered Species Day 2021. The 16th Annual Endangered Species Day was celebrated on May 21st, 2021. Every year on the third Friday in May, thousands of people around the world participate in Endangered Species...
Jalapeño is good for birds. It is 5–10 cm long and hangs down with a round, firm, smooth flesh of 25–38 mm wide. Parrots do not care about the heat because they don’t have...
We asked Tony Silva about breeding conures. Why are some conures like Psittacara harder to breed than others? By: Tony Silva Conure is a term used to describe neo-tropical parakeets of the genera Guaruba,...
Illiger’s macaw breeding – Content creator: Petrus A. van Tonder Deforestation and other habitat destruction in their distribution area have affected these macaws badly. Even though they are listed on Cities I since 1994,...
We asked about the set up new pair of parrots: Which is the best way to set up a new pair of parrots? Do they have to be the same age? By: Tony Silva...
Cockatoo breeding Part 2 – by Tony Silva Cockatoo nests should never be filled with shavings. Rather rotted wood should be used to fill it to the entrance. This will force the pair to...
How to breed Cockatoos Part 1 – by Tony Silva Little Corella As I grasped the bird to place it in the shipping crate, my little finger felt a bulge. I looked closer and...
Parrot plucking causes Part 2 – by Tony Silva Previous two basic points 3) Though parrots have been kept as pets since before the advent of Christianity, we really know very little about their...
Q & A: “What is the cause of parrot plucking?” Part 1 by Tony Silva If I were to compile a list of parrots that are prone to plucking, I would list cockatoos, African...
