Guide to the Senegal Parrot and Its Family
Guide to the Senegal Parrot and Its Family

Author: Mattie Sue Athan

Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780764103322

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A relatively quiet parrot, the domestic African Senegal makes a good pet and companion for owners who might hesitate to keep noisier birds. Friendly and acrobatic, these bright green and yellow clowns must be socialized early and their domesticated behavior patterns must be regularly maintained in order that they stay tame. This book offers valuable clues to the Senegal's sensitive temperament and other specialized needs, and information about the bird's behavior, dietary needs, and appropriate indoor environment.

The African Grey Parrot Handbook
The African Grey Parrot Handbook

Author: Mattie Sue Athan

Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780764109935

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The African Grey can acquire a larger vocabulary than most other parrot varieties--but with or without speech, it's a favorite companion among bird lovers. Here is detailed advice on nutritious feeding, caging, grooming, disease prevention, and much more. Titles in Barron's popular Pet Handbooks series instruct pet owners on health care, feeding and housing, and other facts important to owners and their pets.

Avian Cognition
Avian Cognition

Author: Debra S. Herrmann

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-01-27

Total Pages: 535

ISBN-13: 1498748430

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Unlike any other book, Avian Cognition thoroughly examines avian intelligence, behavior, and individuality. Preferences, choices, motivation, and habits of species, flocks, and individual birds are discussed and compared. This book investigates who birds are and why they do what they do. Daily, seasonal, and play activities, creativity, reasoning a

Good Parrotkeeping
Good Parrotkeeping

Author: Robin Deutsch

Publisher: Tfh Publications, Incorporated

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780793806669

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Good Parrotkeeping is a TFH Publication.

Of Parrots and People
Of Parrots and People

Author: Mira Tweti

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9780670019694

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Discusses scientific findings on the intelligence, personality, and rich lives of parrots that challenges flawed assumptions about nonprimates. Topics include animal welfare, what parrots are worth on the black market, and their uncanny ability to bond with humans.

A Guide to Pet and Companion Birds
A Guide to Pet and Companion Birds

Author: Ray Dorge

Publisher: ABK Publications

Published: 1998-04-01

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 0958726620

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Detailed information regarding the process of selecting a bird, caring for it, and understanding its behavior. Details help you create a happy and healthy environment so bird keeping is pleasurable. Topics include - Choosing your pet bird,cage types, nail and wing trimming, feeding and recipes, body language, handling, taming, behavioral problems, and training. An important reference for all pet bird owners.

A Field Guide to Birds of the Gambia and Senegal
A Field Guide to Birds of the Gambia and Senegal

Author: Clive Barlow

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 9780300115741

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This comprehensive book is the first field guide to the birds of The Gambia and Senegal, an area of West Africa popular with birders for its many tropical African birds. The guide provides full accounts of over 660 bird species and depicts nearly all of these in 48 beautiful color plates. "A first-rate book that is a fine contribution to bird literature. For the birder who has everything, this makes a great gift.”--Roy John, Canadian Field-Naturalist "A beautiful, succinct and very useful guide to the region's bird life."--Clay E. Corbin, Quarterly Review of Biology

Guide to a Well-behaved Parrot
Guide to a Well-behaved Parrot

Author: Mattie Sue Athan

Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 78

ISBN-13: 9780764110306

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wners can overcome parrot problems such as screaming, biting, and feather chewing with this invaluable reference. Here too is expert information on feeding, bathing, communicating, proper equipment, plus safe interactions with children and other pets. Twenty-eight full-color photos and line drawings.

Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World
Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World

Author: Eugene M. McCarthy

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2006-02-16

Total Pages: 601

ISBN-13: 0198040415

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With more than 5,000 works cited, Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World is the greatest compendium of information ever published on hybridization in birds. Worldwide in scope, it provides information on all reported avian crosses, not only those occurring in captivity, but also in a natural setting (approximately 4,000 crosses are covered). This book is a basic reference, intended both for the serious birder and the professional biologist. McCarthy's work fills a need for reference material that takes into account the last half century of data. It will be of interest to workers in a wide variety of fields, ranging from animal behavior to genetics, ecology, zoology, and systematics. In fact, it will make fascinating reading for anyone interested in birds and the natural world.