The Field Guide

Pet Birds

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

A green lovebird with a dark brown face and red beak perched on a bare branch.

Grooming Birds: Wing, Nail & Beak Trimming

Grooming your bird includes trimming its wings and nails, filing its beak, preening your bird and bathing your bird. Wing, nail and beak trimming are simple

Two blue and gold macaws face to face, one holding a red berry in its beak

Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlets

The Scarlet-shouldered Parrotlet (Touit huetii) is found in the subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests of southeast, southern and northeast Venezuela,

A green-cheeked conure perched on a branch with green leaves behind it.

Shaping New Behaviors

A behavior can’t be reinforced until it occurs, which could present a problem when one needs to teach a new behavior to a parrot. Waiting for the behavior to

Two blue and gold macaws face to face, one holding a red berry in its beak

Paradise Parrots aka Beautiful Parakeet

The Paradise Parrot (Psephotus pulcherrimus) was an unusually colorful medium-sized parrot native to Queensland – New South Wales border area of Australia.

A blue and white budgie perched among green leaves on a tree branch.

Taming Pet Birds

Author: Rob Marshall – Avian Vet – www.birdhealth.com.au

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