Avian Links of Interest

If your interest is Parrots and Pet Birds, here you'll find many links to sites, articles, avian shops and more! We have listed areas of interest by key words/phrases in alpha order.

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Air Filtration: Austin HEPA Filters; ClearFlite Air Filters
Animal Emergency: Animal Poison Control Center; Animal Product Safety Service; Emergency First Aid Tips by Teresa Linton; Toxins and Alerts from Parrot Parrot.Com; Animal Poison Control Center - (888)426-4435
Apple Cider Vinegar: Apple Cider Vinegar by Alicia McWatters, Ph.D., C.N.C.
Art & Unique Items: Moss Galleries - Gorgeous portraits; Family Portraits; Avian Network Classified Ads; Photo Pet Gifts Flew the Coop Aviary - Art
Avian Research Sites/Avian Charities: Join us in Saving the Rainforest!; Golden Conure Fund; Pionus Parrots Research Foundation; Psittacine Research Project
Avian Rescue/Information sites: Bird Placement Program Parrot Refuge US/Canada; Echo's Haven; Foster Parrots Massachusetts; Gabriel Foundation; Long Island Parrot Society NY; Mickaboo Cockatiel Rescue California; The Oasis Sanctuary Arizona; The Priceless Parrot Reserve,Inc. NY; Rescue Me; Safe Haven; The Tropics; Tucson Avian Rescue & Adoption (TARA) AZ; The Feathered Nest Foundation AZ; Coventry Companion Bird Survival Center CA; Parrot Education & Adoption Center CA; Rescue the Birds IL; Wilson Parrot Foundation MD; Pyrenean Aerie Exotic Bird Rescue PA; MAARS Midwest Avian Adoption & Rescue Services
Avian Watch Groups/Lost & Found Directories- SHOW Directories- Event Sites: Bird Safe; Companion Bird Source; Parrot EXPO - See what's going on around the world; Lost & Found Directory; Missing Pet Network
Avicultural and Avian Organizations, Groups and Clubs: African Parrot Society; American Federation of Aviculture; Avicultural Society of Tucson; Belgian Lovebird Society; Durham Avicultural Society, Ontario, Canada; Parrot Preservation Society Home Page; International Avicultural Society; New Hampshire Avicultural Society; Long Island Parrot Society; Parrot Society of Australia; Parrot Society of UK; Quaker Parakeet Society; Society of Parrot Breeders & Exhibitors; World Parrot Trust; *Also see "Species Information Info Category below" for species specific organizations.
Aviary Enclosures: Corners Limited
Bands & Banding: National Leg Band Registry; SPBE Bands; L & M Leg Bands Band Sizing Chart
Behavior & Discipline: BirdsNWays/articles/training (with permission); Potty Training; TooLady.com; Natural Encounters on Biting
Behaviorists: Kim Bear Behavior; Pamela Clark Featherpicking/Nutrition; Liz Wilson Behavior
Books: Avian Network/Suggested Reading; A Guide to a Naturally Healthy Birdby Alicia McWatters.; Bringing Up Positive Parrotlets by Sherry Luccioli.; For The Love of Greys by Bobbi Brinker.; Guide To a Well Behaved Parrot by Mattie Sue Athan.; My Human, My Slave by Gail Martin.
Books/Vendor: Avian Publications; Parrot House; Silvio Mattacchione & Co. - CANADA; Too Lady
Breeding Supplies
For Breeding Information sites see "Education" below: Avitec; Avian Network Breeding Supplies; Feather Farm
Breeding Software Programs: Avian Management Services windows; Aviary Base Pro5 Windows 95-98 and earlier; Aviary Manager Windows or Dos; AviMate Windows based; Bird Breeder and Bird Starter Windows; Bird Stud Windows; Yorke Windows/Budgie genetics
Breeding Cages: Corners Limited; Busy Birds; Build your own Cages/Brooder
Cages: Animal Environments; Avianix-Freedom Cages; Busy Birds; C & L Aviaries Island & CA cages; C T Aviaries; Feather Fantasy CA cages; For Your Bird Laviva Cages; Kings Cages; Macaws Only; Find Powder Coaters in your area for repainting Custom Coaters; Building your own Aviary/Cages
Canadian Breeder Listings: Canadian Breeders-All species
Chat Groups/Email: Many of these email lists have "high" daily volumes of mail/Wonderful comraderie for bird lovers
Information, Health, Specific Avian Topics:: Avian Advantage Buyers GroupDiscounted Avian Supplies from participating vendors/Members only (free sign up); Avian Health A wonderful, informational list.; Holistic Bird Care; BirdsafeSafety issues discussed; Clicker Training ListClicker Training help.; Handfeeding Help; PDD InfoFor those who have birds with PDD.; Special ParrotsFor those with birds with Disabilities.; Birds for Sale A list of Birds for sale in the US & Canada.; Featherpicking A must if you need help.
Species specific chat groups:: Amazons; African Greys; The Grey Play Round Table Greys only.; Bird Breeders Discussions mainly on Parrots.; Brotogeris List; Budgie List; All 4 Budgies Budgies & Parakeets.; Bourke Parakeets; Caique Connection; Flock TalkCanary Chat List.; Canary Song; Tiel Chatter; Cockatoos; Conures; Pyrrhura Conures; Sun Conures; Doves/Pigeons; Ekkie Chat Eclectus Parrots.; All About Finches; Lineolated Parakeets; Lories; Lovebirds; Parrotlets Plus Chat Group; Parrotlet Express Chat Group; Pionus List; Poicephalus Senegals, Meyers, Red Bellies.; Quaker Lovers; Pekin Robins; Senegal Parrots; Softbilled Birds Softbills of all types discussed.
Cleaning-Products: Avitec; Fowl Play
Safe Cleaning & Pest Control: BirdsNWays.com by Carolyn Swicegood
Avian Diseases: The Aviary; About.Com/Pet Bird Health and Safety; Chlamydia at Parrot Talk.; Iron Overdose Disease; PDD; PFBD; PFBD/Polyomavirus; Polyomavirus Funny Farm Exotics; Splay Legs; Vitamin A Deficiency; West Nile Virus; West Nile Virus; West Nile Virus - MAP / US; Zinc Toxicity
Diseases Humans and Birds can transmit to each other: The Aviary: Zoonoses; Bird-Human Diseases Psittacosis,Salmonellosis; Bird-Human Disease Psittacosis; Bird-Human Diseases Alveolitus,Campylobacteriosis,NCastles; Bird-Human Disease Avian Tuberculosis; Bird-Human Disease Giardia, Avian Influenza; Can your pet bird make you sick?; Zoonotic Diseases All animals; Zoonotic Diseases All animals
DNA Sexing: Avian Biotech International
EDUCATION:
Basics: Also see Avicultural Organizations and Groups listed above; Gillian's Help Desk; Pet Bird Page Compare different Species; FIRST TIME OWNERS - Please Read; Before you purchase that bird!! by Donna Mason; Suggested Vet Testing- New Owners by Pamela Clark; Name that Pet; Exotic Pet Veterinary Service - The Top Ten Bird Killers; Find your local Avian Veterinarian; Pet Vets. Com Avian Information
General: Avian Web; The Aviary; Companion Bird Source Avicultural Bird Standards; Feather Picking Site A "must have" resource!; Gabriel Foundation; Parrots On Line; Lexicon of Parrots; Parrot Parrot A site dedicated to the smaller parrots.; The Parrot House; ParrotScience.com Learn from your bird.; The Pet Bird Page; The TOO Lady Parrot Resources; 1-2 Tweet Aviary; Wing Wise Fantastic Health & Info site; Important Health Concern; Evaluating Bird Droppings from Wingwise
Breeding-Must Read: Avian Web on "Breeding"; Breeding-Related Problems/Tips About Birds; Closed Aviary - Theory/Practice; The Incredible Egg at BirdsNWays; Egg Binding at Birds2Grow by Carol Heeson; Egg Binding in Pets/Breeders BirdsNWays; Egg Laying in Pets Vera Appleyard About Birds.; Egg Eating by Dale R. Thompson/Up at Six Aviary.; Dangers of Handfeeding Baby Birds; Handfeeding at TooLady - Thomas L Goldsmith, DVM MS; Handfeeding; Birth Control Methods by Linda Rubin / Bird Times; Bountiful Weaning
Do it yourself help for all: Bird Tricks. ComA wonderful resource for training your bird; Wing Wise Explanation of Testing; Wing Clipping BirdsNWays.com; New Bird Vet Test List by Pamela Clark; Avian Web Vet Testing List; Average Bird Weights; Bird Health Care Avian Web; Blood Count Information
Emergency Care: First Aid from Land of Vos; Gillian's Help Desk; Emergency First Aid Tips by Teresa Linton; Quarantining New Birds; Quarantining New Birds; Assisting WILD Birds and Wildlife
Foods: (good/bad; storing; washing): Appropriate Fresh Foods; Fruit and Vegetable Wash; The Kitchen Physician; Sneaky Kitchen
Foods: to Purchase: Avian Advantage Buyers GroupFood Vendors and More!; All Bird Toys - "Just Say No" foods; Beak Appetit; Bird Care Co.; Blue Sky Aviary; C & L Aviaries; Flock Stock & Barrel; For Your Bird; Fowl Play; Harrison's; Harvest Sun Organic Seeds, Ltd.; Higgins Group; Nature Chest; Your Parrot Place Dr.Harveys',Pellets and great seed mixes
Recipes: Blue Sky Aviary Great Recipes; Parrot Parrot Recipes
Grapefruit Seed Extract: Cure & Disinfectant by Carolyn Swicegood.
Hazards: Bird Safe; Warnings for Parrot Owners; Bird-Safe Homes; Toxins in our Homes; Parrot and Conure World/safe & hazardous woods-plants-foods
Specific: The Safe Use of Aromatherapy; Aromatherapy (Essential Oils Therapy); Caffeine; Fumes Carpeting,furnishings/Home.; Metals; Ozone Generators/Air Cleaners; Teflon
Health & Illness Vendors: The Avian Medicine Chest PLEASE use products ONLY on the advise of experts!; Avitech; Bird Care Co.Natural Suppliments; Grey Feather Toys -Best first aid kit on the market!; Your Parrot Place
Pet Insurance:: Pet Assure; Veterinary Pet Insurance
Health/Illness Info Sites: Avian Web; Links & Information/Avian Illness The Aviary.; Blood Count Information; The Bird Care Co.Articles for breeders/owners.; Bird Health FAQ; Bird Safe; Exotic Pet Vet; Featherpicking - Education/Information/Chat List-Support; Funny Farm Exotics; Wing Wise
Heating Units: SlantFin
HOT Topics: Bird Mart Dangers; Feather Picking Site - Studies/Diets/Help; Bird Health ALERTS from Parrot Parrot; Iron Overdose Disease; Bird Smuggling; Stress in Birds Parrot House.com; The following are articles on Pellets from Dr. Alicia McWatters reprinted with permission from Parrot Parrot.Com..; Why Fresh Food is better..; Synthetic Foods: Do they promote disease?; Nutritional Psittacine Diet (The Mash Diet)
Humidifiers: Slant Fin; Parrots Parrots Store
Importing Birds/Shipping Birds: Import Procedures for Importing Pet Birds From Canada; Import procedures for Returning U.S. - Origin Pet Birds; Pet Birds Entering the United States; Exporting Birds; Pet Air; Shipping Birds; State Import Regulations at International Parrotlet Society; U.S. Air; United Bird Transport
Lighting: Avitec; Birds and Lighting Website
Links and Information (spend the day surfing the web with great bird sites): Harmony Animal Hospital's World of Pets Pet care library,pet loss resources, links and so much more!; Birds N Ways Avian Resource; Feathered Friends; The Parrot Pages; Pet Info - Surf the Web - information on MANY pets; Parrots Make Perfect Pets; Lycos Search Engine Excellent engine for bird search/info; Pet Birds Up At Six Aviaries; Electronic Zoo/NetVet Veterinary Resources -Bird Sites
Magazines: Good Bird Magazine; Flock Talk - Canaries and more!; Companion Parrot Quarterly; Winged Wisdom At BirdsNWays.; Talking Green Parrot Aviary Books
Nutrition: Pellet Comparison Artemis Aviary; HandFeeding Formula Comparison Artemis Aviary; USDA Handbook/Chart Seed/Nut Contents; Parrots On Line; Parrot Parrot; Alicia McWatters Nutrition; The Parrot House Alicia McWatters on Nutrition/Articles; Pamela Clark Featherpicking/Nutrition; Shirleys-Wellness Cafe Holistics-Nutrition and more; USDA Listing of Seeds/Nuts/Legumes
Outdoor Aviaries: Corners Limited
Pest Control see "Safe Cleaning and Pest Control"
Poopology: Poop-ology Important Health Concern; Evaluating Bird Droppings from Wingwise
Shipping (see Importing)
Species Information/Research Sites: Multi Species:; African Parrot Society; Birds n Ways Complete Guide to Pet Birds, Pet Parrots & Exotics; Avian Web; Lexicon of Parrots; The Nestbox; The Parrot Index; 1-2 Tweet Parrot Breeders; The Pet Bird Page; Harmony Animal Hospital's World of Pets Laugh, learn, share and explore!; Specific Species:; Amazons:; Amazona Society; Parrot Cove Amazon's Parrot Cove Aviary; Fran's Bird Rescue/Amazon Info; Those Amazing Amazons; Brotogeris:; Brotogeris Society; Barbara Mash's Grey Cheeked Parakeet (Brotogeris) Site; Grey Cheeked Parakeets (article); Grey Cheeked and Canary Winged Parakeets - Secret Garden Aviaries; Avian Network Brotogeris Info Page; Budgies:; The American Budgerigar Society; The Ultimate Budgerigar Resource; The Budgerigar Association; Budgerigar World; Budgerigar World Helpline; Me & My Budgie; Talk files/Budgies; World Of Budgies; Budgies-Colors/Mutations; Caiques:; Cleo's Corner; Caiques are People Too!; Canaries:; Canary Resources by Robirda; Canary Advisor; Canary Information Pages; Canary Faq'sby Up at Six Aviary; Gallery of Canary Portraits; Avian Network Canary Info Page; Cockatiels:; Cockatiels National Cockatiel Society.; American Cockatiel Society; North American Cockatiel Society; Cockatoo's:; Cockatoo Heavenat Birdsnways.com; Too Lady; Avian Network Too Info Page; 1-2 Tweet Parrot Breeders; Conures:; Welcome to the Wonderful World of Sun Conures; Conures-You Just Gotta Luv 'Em; Conures: Lexicon of Parrots; International Conure Association; Golden Conure Fund; Pyrrhurabreeders Association; Avian Network Conure Info Page; Electus:; Eclectus Parrots Land of Vos.; Avian Network Eclectus Info Page; Eclectus Reflections; 1-2 Tweet Parrot Breeders; Finch's:; National Finch & Softbill Society; The Finch Information Center for Exotic Finches; Avian Network Finch Info Page; Parrot Finches; Greys:; Grey Forums; Parrot Talk For the Love of Greys.; It's A Grey's World; African Parrot Society; African Queen Babies Wonderful site for African Grey lovers; Avian Network Greys Info Page; On African Wings; 1-2 Tweet Parrot Breeders; Hawkheads:; Avian Network Hawkhead Info Page; Lories:; Lories Exclusively Lories.; Lexicon of Parrots-Lories; Cuttlebone Plus Lories; Avian Network Lories Info Page; Lovebirds:; Belgian Lovebird Society; Lovebirds Parrot Parrot.; African Lovebird Society; Fischer's Breeding Partnership; Avian Network Lovebird Info Page; Pied Lovebird Mutations; Macaws:; Macaw Landing Foundation; Catalina Macaws; Those Majestic Macaws; 1-2 Tweet Parrot Breeders; Parakeets:; Rosella - The Bird; Avian Network Parakeet Info Page; Parrotlets:; International Parrotlet Society; Parrotlets; Avian Network Parrotlet Info Page; Pionus:; Pionus Breeders Association; Pionus Parrots Research Foundation; Avian Network Pionus Info page; Quakers:; Quakers Quaker Parrots.; Quakerville; Quakers OnLine; Quaker Parrots On Line Care Guide; Quaker Parakeet Society; Avian Network Quaker Info Page; Senegals & Poicephalus; Senegals-African Parrot Society; Sengals/Jardines; Jardine Parrot Homepage; Avian Network Senegal Info Page; Softbills:; National Finch and Softbill Society; Avian Network Softbill Info Page
Other Wonderful Species:: The American Dove Association; The Dove Page; North American Falconers Association; National Pigeon Association; Mynah Bird Home Page; Pheasant & Waterfowl Society; Toucan Palace
Safety: Never Lost Pet - Custom Engraved Pet ID Tags; Safe Plants and Wood at Birdsnways; Safe Plants; Safe Plants; Safe Plants; Safe Plants; Safe Plants; Safe Plants; Bird Safe; Parrot Parrot
Toys & Supplies: Avian Advantage Buyers Group Membership is Free!; All Bird Toys; Alpha Bird Toys; Avian Specialties; Avitec; Bird Safe; Bird Toy Discounter; Busy Beaks; California Bird Nerds; Choppers Tear Ups; City Scene Bird Toys; C & L Aviaries; Exotic Creations; Flock Stock & Barrel; For Your Bird; Fowl Play; Grey Feather Toys; Dr.Fosters & Smith; Your Parrot Place
Trees/Stands: Advanced Avian Design; Choppers Toys; CT Aviaries; Exotic Wood Dreams; Your Parrot Place
WATER/Distilled Water/Reverse Osmosis/Bottled Water Standards: Distilled Water/NutriTeam; Reverse Osmosis Water Systems; Natural Resources Defense Council; Advanced Water Filters
Wonderful Gadgets: Power outage alarm, plugs into regular socket, sounds when power goes out.; Carbon monoxide detectors found in any hardware store. Need one in birdroom and one near furnace.; Indoor/Outdoor Temperature Monitor with Alarm, can use inside exclusively. Sensor unit monitors temperature in bird room (as though outside if not outside aviary) while read out unit may be in bedroom. Set max. and min. temps. Alarm sounds if temps go above or below Northern Tool Equipment 1-800-556-7885 Item # 925018937.
Veterinary Listings: Avian Vets Listing; The Bird HotLine, Your Questions Answered; Certified Avian Vets; Emergency First Aid Tips by Teresa Linton; Exotic Pet Veterinary Service - The Top Ten Bird Killers; Find your local Avian Veterinarian; NetVet Veterinary Resources and the Electronic Zoo; Directory of Veterinarians at BabyBirds.com; Pet Care Clinic - CANADA; A special, heartfelt thanks to Julie Daigle, April & Jack Hoefer and the members of Parrotlets Plus, who spent many hours researching and collecting "the best" links on the web for us to share with everyone.