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Parrot Blogger: Sarah Faegre | May 13, 2008
I have been back from the Bolivian savannahs for about 2 months now and since my return I have been posting my journal entries, bit by bit, on my WPT blog site. These entries come straight from my field journal, which was my only writing option for the 3 months that I worked in the field. I will...
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Work begins on the Black Parrot project
Parrot Blogger: Ellen Walford | May 11, 2008
I touched down in the Seychelles with a feeling reminiscent of Dorothy finding herself in Oz. The black, white and grey shades of early morning London drizzle transformed into a thousand different shades of turquoise ocean, vibrant green vegetation, lined with sparkling ivory beaches against a...
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How important are family units to Meyer’s Parrots in the wild
Parrot Blogger: Steve Boyes, PhD | Apr 25, 2008
Over the past two weeks I have been going through my Meyer's Parrot flocking and roosting behaviour data sets for 2004-2007 in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, as part of my thesis write-up. I have found this investigation to be an interesting journey into the possible ways in which these parrots...
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Field trip to southern Mozambique in search of the Brown-headed Parrot
Parrot Blogger: Steve Boyes, PhD | Apr 01, 2008
In 1998, Dr. Stuart Taylor conducted a comprehensive study of the ecology and vocalizations of the Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus at Ponta Malongane, southern Mozambique. At that time the population was healthy, in spite of the civil war that was just ending. I have just recently...
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