A Guide To Australian Long And Broadtailed Parrots

This full-colour 88-page title features beautiful photography throughout. Each of the 12 species is featured in its own chapter and includes a distribution map and general information specific to that species CONTENTS General Management Managing Disease and Injury Caring for New Arrivals How Old Are Your Birds? Diet and Nutrition Nutritional Requirements of Young Birds Pelleted Diets Dietary Components Vitamins and Minerals at a Glance Failure to Breed Hand rearing The Need for Heat and Humidity Feeding Formulas How Much? How Often? Keeping the Food Warm Utensils for Feeding Weaning Security SPECIES Crimson-winged Parrot Princess Parrot Regent Parrot Superb Parrot King Parrot Red-capped Parrot Mallee Ring-necked Parrot Cloncurry Parrot Port Lincoln Parrot Twenty-eight Parrot Red-fronted Kakariki Yellow-fronted Kakariki