Guide to Companion Parrot Behavior

Guide to Companion Parrot Behavior

by Mattie Sue Athan

Publisher: Barron’s, 1st ed., 1999

ISBN-10: 0-7641-0688-0

ISBN-13: 978-0764106880

229 pages

A companion parrot is to a bird lover what a favorite lapdog is to its owner -- a friend through thick and thin. This book offers a wealth of advice on such topics as choosing between a young parrot and an older bird, selecting and training a talking parrot, modifying some of a companion parrot's behavior traits and periodically reinforcing behavior changes, keeping the bird groomed and away from household safety hazards, and virtually all other aspects of care. The author, a respected parrot expert, discusses ways of coping with occasional problems that include excessive screaming and feather chewing, and describes general differences in behavior among various companion birds - budgies, lovebirds, cockatiels, macaws, conures, lories and others.

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