Slender-billed Conure

Slender-billed Conures aka Long-billed Conures

The Slender-billed Conures aka Long-billed Conures are one of only two species in the Enicognatus genus. Although both birds in the genus are available in aviculture, neither is especially common in captivity.

African Grey with swelling next to eye

Newcastle Disease

Newcastle Disease is caused by a virus. The first symptoms usually consist of respiratory distress and rasping followed in 1 or 2 days by paralysis of legs and wings and bad down between legs or straight back over shoulders.

List of Hatching Egg & Chick Suppliers

Make sure your eggs are delivered when your incubator is set up and ready for use. To ensure maximum hatch rates, incubation should commence immediately upon the receipt of the eggs Incubator Information … Incubators for Sale Useful Information: Breeders’ Resources (covers everything from handfeeding to potential breeding / chick problems) … Incubation Information (html) … Read more

Cockatiel feeding chicks

Bird / Avian Anatomy

Bird anatomy, or the physiological structure of birds’ bodies, shows many unique adaptations, mostly aiding flight. Learn about the anatomy of birds

Red Lory (Eos Bornea Bornea or Eos Rubra Bornea)

Red Lories aka Mollucan Lories

The Red Lory aka Moluccan Lory (Eos bornea bornea aka Eos rubra bornea) is endemic to the Ambon, Saparua, Buru, Seram, Goram, Seramlaut, Indonesia, Watubela and the Kai Islands (also known as Kei Islands) – found in the south-eastern part of the Maluku Islands in Indonesia. The Black-winged or the Blue-streaked Lories are also sometimes … Read more

Red-vented or Philippine Cockatoo

The Red-vented Cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia, sometimes called the Philippine Cockatoo, is a cockatoo roughly the size and shape of the Goffin’s Cockatoo. It is easily distinguished by the red feathers around the vent. This cockatoo is native to the Philippines where small populations exist on the islands of Palawan, Tawitawi, Mindanao and Masbate. The Red-vented … Read more