parrots

Took this at Kansas City Zoo at the australian aviary.

This is a thread about zoo birds, not wild birds living on zoo grounds. Several zoos in Europe keep free-flying colonies of White Storks, which partially helped recovery of this species in Western Europe in the late 20. century. Are there any other examples when zoos established colonies of...

To catalogue which parrot taxa were onshow at the time of my visit this year (and so to help as a bit of a record for any individuals who plan to visit over the coming years), here is a list of all of the parrot taxa visible at Loro Parque as of 16th February 2022. The below list will no doubt...

An enclosure for blue-fronted amazons at Northumberland Country Zoo, found within the Hot House.

A parrot enclosure at Northumberland Country Zoo, found within the Hot House.

An empty Victorian aviary at Ponderosa Zoo. It usually houses parrots.

In the world of birds, June 18

Parrots are some of the most charismatic and colourful of all the birds and are often firm favourites amongst zoo visitors. What are your top five favourite parrot species and why ? Look forward to hearing all your replies.

Psittacidae. A wonderful, colorful branch of the avian family tree. They have been adored by humans for their ability to speak, and for their playfulness and their beauty. I hope to just get this thread as my first ZooChat Photographic Guide, and have it be worthy of the expectations of threads...

Hi everyone, I've spent weeks searching for the perfect substrate for our indoor parrot enclosure. It contains nine budgerigars and a red-fronted kākāriki. Most of our birds were rescued from cases of neglect. Most of the birds are immune compromised (cancer, neurological and psychological...

How well does large glass or acrylic-fronted aviaries for parrots and other birds work? Is it true that parrots will know the boundaries of their glass cages within a short time? Are there any specific problems associated with glass or acrylic-fronted aviaries? And why doesn't more zoos have...

Hi everyone, I was writing a paper on the change in diet for breeding macaws. increases, decreases, type, nutrient content and species spersfic information so I did a little research on enclosure type and I haven't seen any information on breeding macaw in large mixed aviarys!! So I was...

Rainbow Jungle was established in 1984 and the following is a quote from the Kalbarri Tourist Office website: When we first set out to create Rainbow Jungle in 1984, we had only one ambition....To Be The Best. Rainbow Jungle is now a world leader in the breeding of endangered species and is...