A complete practical guide to caged & aviary birds
Subtitle: how to keep pet birds, with expert advice on buying, housing, feeding, handling, breeding and exhibiting
By: David Alderton
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781780194677
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Cage birds; Aviaries
Other titles: Complete practical guide to caged and aviary birds; Caged & aviary birds; Caged and aviary birds
Description: This is an essential reference manual for bird-keepers of all levels - from the novice looking to keep a single pet bird indoors to the seasoned breeder wishing to extend an existing aviary collection. A close look at more than 250 examples provides a fascinating insight into the coloration, characteristics, weaknesses and breeding habits of each of the major groups: waxbills, weavers, wydahs, canaries and related finches, quails and pheasants, softbills, Australian parakeets, cockatiels, cockatoos, lories and lorikeets, parrots, doves and pigeons. The book provides all the bird husbandry information needed for bird-keepers everywhere.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 251) and index.