Birds

Keeping Rare And Endangered Birds

As Australian cities develop and spread, less land is available as habitat for native species. While high profile
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The Faverolle is a deep chested bird with a thick rectangular body and an unusual owl-like feathered face. They have
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Cocky came to the family in 1921, at the same time as Charlie Knighton (with whom we filmed our story) was born. There
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Cochins (pronounced 'coach-ins') are thought to have been developed in the Shanghai district of China more than 150
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Pekin and Saxony: friendly, placid. Indian Runner: excitable, timid The Pekin is an attractive, large white duck. The
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Today there are basically two types: one known as the Oxford which is extremely active, tends to stand up more, and has
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Of all of the Australian finches certainly one of the most stylish is the Long-tailed grass finch. Also called the
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Gymea lilies are spectacular Australian native plants with large, compact heads of nectar filled red flowers atop tall,
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Cockatiels are small to medium sized native parrots (slightly larger than a budgerigar) weighing around 90-120 grams
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With more than 300,000 exhibition budgerigars bred in Australia annually it's the world's most competitive animal. But
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Muscovies are the all time versatile pet -they are interesting looking, cheap to run and are also edible. If you have
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The Australian Finch belongs to the family of birds known as Estrildidae. They are small, native, grass seed eating
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There is a large range of finches available in specialist bird shops around Australia including many native but also
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Comparing the exhibition budgerigar with most pet budgies is like comparing a Cessna with the Space Shuttle - the
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Whether they're called ISAbrown, Hy-line, Hisex or Lohmann, the red plumaged commercial hybrids are fantastic layers
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