Parrots

by Wolter, Annette; Vriends, Matthew M.

• ISBN13: 9780812048230
• ISBN10: 0812048237
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-10-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

Complete advice on parrot care of all popular varieties in natural habitats and in pet owners' environs.

Table of Contents

About the Nature of the Parrot	4	(7)
Where Parrots Live	4	(1)
Parakeet or Parrot?	4	(1)
Typical of All Parrots	4	(2)
Common Characteristics	6	(2)
Housemate with Demands	8	(1)
Things That May Get on Your Nerves	8	(1)
What to Consider in Making a Decision	8	(3)
Equipment and Purchase	11	(7)
Buy the Cage First	11	(1)
The Indoor Aviary	11	(1)
Location for Cage or Indoor Aviary	11	(1)
Practical Tips for Arranging Cage and Aviary	12	(2)
Important Facts about Species Protection	14	(1)
The Difficulty of Choosing	15	(1)
Is the Parrot Healthy?	15	(1)
Young Is Better Than Old	16	(1)
What Sex?	16	(1)
The Formalities of Purchase	16	(2)
Cautious Acclimation	18	(4)
The First Hours at Home	18	(1)
The First Days with the Parrot	18	(1)
Undisturbed Nights	19	(1)
The First Weeks with the Parrot	19	(1)
Exercise and Occupation	20	(1)
Hand-taming	21	(1)
Life with a Parrot	22	(15)
Preparing for the First Outing	22	(1)
The First Flight	22	(1)
The Greatest Danger: Escape	23	(1)
Training	23	(1)
Let It Come!	23	(1)
The Sharp Beak	24	(1)
Wing Clipping, Yes or No?	25	(1)
How-To: Climbing Tree and Free-standing Perch	26	(2)
How to Clip Wings	28	(1)
Required Humidity	28	(2)
Care Plan (table)	30	(1)
Everyday Parrot Life	31	(1)
Parrots Are Smart	31	(1)
Parrot Speech	32	(1)
How to Encourage Speaking	32	(1)
Getting Two Parrots Used to Each Other	32	(1)
What To Do?	32	(1)
The Moment Has Arrived	33	(1)
What to Do with the Parrot When	34	(1)
Hazards for a Parrot	35	(2)
Proper Diet	37	(7)
What Parrots Eat	37	(1)
Seeds as a Staple	37	(1)
How-To: Fresh Food	38	(2)
Suitable Seeds and Grains for Parrots	40	(1)
Monitoring Quality	41	(1)
Gathering Wild Plants	41	(1)
Fruits and Vegetables	41	(1)
Important Nutrients	42	(1)
Food from the Family Table	42	(1)
Drinking Water	43	(1)
When Your Parrot Is Sick	44	(6)
Altered Behavior	44	(1)
Molting	44	(2)
How-To: First Aid	46	(3)
Malformation and Shedding of Feathers	49	(1)
Feather Plucking	49	(1)
Psittacosis	49	(1)
Breeding Your Parrots	50	(6)
Mating	50	(1)
The Nesting Box	50	(1)
Entering the Nesting Box	51	(1)
Getting Used to Rearing Foods	51	(1)
Brooding	52	(1)
What to Do with the Young?	52	(2)
How-To: Young Birds	54	(2)
Understanding Parrots	56	(8)
Typical Movements	56	(1)
Frequent Behaviors	56	(2)
Your Parrot's Senses	58	(1)
Monogamy	59	(1)
Pair Formation	59	(1)
Pair Bonding	60	(1)
Courtship and Mating	61	(1)
Disagreements	62	(1)
Reading Behavior Patterns	62	(1)
Fear and Fright	62	(1)
Comfortable Relaxation	62	(1)
Urgent Requests	63	(1)
Attack Caused by Agitation	63	(1)
Confusion	63	(1)
Popular Parrot Species	64	(18)
Threatened with Extinction	64	(1)
Notes on the Profiles	64	(2)
Amazons	66	(4)
Macaws	70	(2)
Parrotlets	72	(1)
Caiques	72	(1)
Pionus Parrots	73	(1)
Lovebirds	74	(2)
Long-Winged Parrots	76	(1)
African Gray Parrot	77	(1)
Cockatoos	78	(3)
Eclectus Parrots	81	(1)
Glossary	82	(10)
Useful Literature and Addresses	92	(1)
Index	93