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Parrot Bloggers
Personal online journals of parrot
specialists from around the world.

Sam Williams, PhD

Tough times in parrot paradise

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Sep 18, 2014

Losing Luella was disappointing but not a complete surprise. She weighed half of what a healthy wild Yellow-shouldered Amazon Parrot would weigh. Not only was she tired and struggling to recover, she also had a broken leg and the combination was just too much for her emaciated little body.

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Rowan Martin, PhD

A Future For Wild Timnehs

Parrot Blogger: Rowan Martin, PhD | Jul 30, 2014

Timneh parrots have long been subject to high levels of trapping for the pet trade, leading to dramatic declines in populations. They are restricted to western areas of the moist Upper Guinea forests and bordering savannas, from the Bijagós islands of Guinea-Bissau eastwards through southern...

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Evet Loewen

Red Bellied Macaw Chronicles Part 7: Observing Sophia and Flock Integration

Parrot Blogger: Evet Loewen | Jul 19, 2014

By June and July of 2000, my efforts went into somehow integrating Sophia into a complicated multi-species flock. Looking back on the natural proclivities of Red Bellied Macaws, and the other mini-macaws in my flock at that time, it only dawns upon me now what difficult a task that would naturally...

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Sam Williams, PhD

Wonderful Parroty Distractions

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | Jul 10, 2014

Living in a hotspot for wild parrots is amazing. I see parrots daily from my office and I can hear them pretty much all the time. There are always parrots in the area and if a bird of prey passes over the parrots, parakeets and other birds go “mental”! As a result I also get to see Crested...

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