A Guide to Australian Long and Broadtailed Parrots and NZ Kakarikis

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.

A Guide to Australian Long and Broadtailed Parrots and NZ Kakarikis

Publisher: Australian Birdkeeper Publications

Author(s): Kevin Wilson

Pages: 88

Price: AUD $27.45

Format: Bird Books - Softcover

ISBN: 978 0958745536

Product Description

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

Handrearing

  • 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 Ringnecked Parrot
Cloncurry Parrot
Port Lincoln Parrot
Twenty-eight Parrot
Red-fronted Kakariki
Yellow-fronted Kakariki

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