Birds - types Flashcards
Canary:
- order
- weight
- Life expectancy
- types
- Passeriformes
- 20 g
- 9-10 years
- Frilled, gloucester, crester
Finches
- order
- Popular types
- weight
- lifespan
- behaviour
- Passeriformes
- Zebra, Gouldian, Society (sparrow like)
- 15-30 g
- 5-10 years
- Very sociable, should be kept in pairs or small flocks
Budgerigar (parakeet)
- order
- behaviour
- weight
- life expectancy
- how to sex
- Psittacine
- OFten quite sociable and can talk.
Best kept in pairs and colonies so advise this. But more sociable without as transfer this onto owner - 35-55g
- up to 10 years
- Easy to sex – ceres (waxy structure at base (top) of beak.
- Females have brown/tan ceres
- Males have pale blue to blue ceres
Cockatiels:
- Order
- Weight
- Life expectancy
- Behaviour
- Psittacine
- 70-120 g
- up to 20 years
- Sociable- best kept in pairs or flocks. Males can fight
NAme different species of LARGE parrot
- and 2. SOUTH AMERICA: Macaw, Amazon
- AFRICA: West African grey
- AUSTRALASIA: Cockatoo
Talk about large parrots
- Macaw, AMazon, West African GRey, Cockatoo
- All endangered
- Illegal to import
- 30-50 years
- VALUABLE -
- Young tame African grey £500
- Macaw £1500
Macaw
- Order
- Price
- Behaviour
- Colours
- Weight
- Order - Psittaciformes
- Price - £1,500 - 1,700
- Behaviour - best kept in pairs, lot of interaction, destructive if not. Need space, time and attention
- Colours - blue and gold, scarlet and green winged
- Weight - 800g - 1200 g, 35 inch
The amazon:
- order:
- price
- weight
- behaviour
- Order - Psittaciformes
- £500-700
- 400-600g
12-14 inches - Good pets, can be kept singly, good talkers
The West African Grey:
- order:
- price
- weight
- behaviour
- Order - Psittaciformes
- £1,500- £2000
Grey with bright red rail - 400-600 g
12-14 inches - Best talkers, most commonly kept, can be kept singly, appreciate company
Can be 1 person parrot – get depressed if their person doesn’t show up/ gives them away
Relatively good talkers, if start early enough
Can be destructive and needy if don’t get attention they need
Cockatoo
- order:
- weight
- behaviour
- Order - Psittaciformes
- 800-1,000 g
15-20 inch - Very affectionate, intelligent
- Can have behavioural problems
- Affectionate
- Can be taught to talk
- Can be destructive if don’t get attention they need
- Quite needy
How to pick up small birds
Use bare hands or very fine cloth
Allows you to assess grip – easy to suffocate
Wrap wings (this can be with your hand, or a cloth)
Restrain head by holding gently round neck with 1st and 2nd fingers
no pressure on the chest
Large birds holding
Hold wings to prevent flapping
Restrain head (gently round neck and under lower beak) to prevent biting
Hold legs with other hand above claws
Poisonous/ harmful foods
- AVOCADO - toxin persin can cause sudden death
Why is it important to hold birds correctly?
- You can seriously damage a bird
2. Lack of functional diaphragm – pressure to chest can damage bird
Handling and restraint tips in practise
Get rid of the owners
No really, just do it – so as not to affect relationship between owner and parrot
Quiet darkened room
Have gear ready before getting the bird out
Towel for protection (you) and to prevent flapping (the bird, or maybe you?)
Approach the bird from the back, hand on back of head then over wings
Move confidently
Easier with two, especially with large birds