The Field Guide

Pet Birds

Pet Birds articles from Beauty of Birds: expert, ethical guidance on caring for and training pet birds.

A bright green and yellow budgie perched on a tree branch.

Parakeets / Budgies Food

The key to a good parakeet diet is variety. This may sound easier than it really is. Parakeets and budgies can be picky especially if they are not familiar

A galah cockatoo feeding on grass among small yellow daisies.

Feeding Your Cockatoo for Good Health

Cockatoos need a balanced diet of equal shares of seeds and vegetables with a small number of fruits, nuts, proteins, cooked rice, bean mixture, and table food, such as cheese, corn, cereal, pasta, meat, etc.

A blue and gold macaw and a scarlet macaw sitting close together among green leaves.

Macaw Species: With Overview and Status

Listing of common and rare macaw bird species with links to informational pages. This macaw parrot occurs naturally in open and semi-open habitats in central and eastern South America.

Redirecting Negative Behavior

The following information has been provided by Dr. Jill M. Patt, DVM practicing in Mesa, Arizona. She has been keeping and raising exotic birds for years,

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