Cape Parrot in trouble

Parrot Blogger: Steve Boyes, PhD | May 22, 2008

I recently visited the home of the Cape Parrot and it got me thinking…

My work on the Meyer's Parrot in the Okavango Delta has made the Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus and Grey-headed Parrot Poicephalus fuscicollis suahelicus a specific point of interest in my work, resulting in a keen...

Manu’s First Attempt at Fledging

Parrot Blogger: Sarah Faegre | May 20, 2008

The newly-fledged Blue-throated Macaw, Goliath, is improving his flight skills bit by bit.  Now his little brother Manu thinks he’s ready to take the leap…

December 23rd 2007

On the evening of the 21st I located Goliath with his parents, perched amid the leaves of a small tree at the east edge of...

Are Macaws Good Talkers?

Parrot Blogger: Eva Sargent | May 19, 2008

The plethora of conflicting information about parrots extends to talking—macaws are very good talkers, or very poor talkers, or not as good as amazons or a little better than amazons.  Hopefully all this ambiguity in the literature and on the web reflects individual differences, rather than...

Parrot advocacy and eggs!

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | May 18, 2008

Where does the time go! Many parrots are on eggs now and I haven’t even reported on my pre season plans as I promised in my last entry. So let’s do this in chronological order.

What is it like to be back on Bonaire for my third full field season? Well of course it’s fantastic. Bonaire feels like...