Psittacosis - parrot fever
Psittacosis is a type of lung infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci. This germ is commonly carried by birds of the parrot family including budgerigars, lovebirds and parakeets. This disease can be readily treated with ... [... more]
Better Health |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo is a large white parrot, measuring 45cm - 50cm. It has a dark grey-black bill, a distinctive sulphur-yellow crest and a yellow wash on the underside of the wings. Sexes are similar, although the female can be ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Nymphicus hollandicus
The Cockatiel is an unusual member of the cockatoo family. It is small in size (30 to 33 cm), and has a slender body and long pointed tail, which is more characteristic of a parrot. Its plumage is mostly grey, paler below, with a white wing ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Monty Python
Monty Python, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gillian and Terry Jones Forty-five classic episodes of the most entertaining writing to have gone into television anywhere. The minister of silly walks, the dead parrot, banter in a cheese shop - ... [... more]
Random House |
Nancy Ellis-Bell
NANCY ELLIS-BELL is a respected literary agent, a former professor, and an author. She divides her time between New York and her mountain home in northern California, which she shares with two parrots, three dogs, two cats, fifty-one koi, and a ... [... more]
Random House |
Graham Chapman
Monty Python, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gillian and Terry Jones Forty-five classic episodes of the most entertaining writing to have gone into television anywhere. The minister of silly walks, the dead parrot, banter in a cheese shop - ... [... more]
Random House |
Joanna Burger
Seventeen years ago, when she adopted a neglected, orphaned thirty-year-old parrot named Tiko, the internationally renowned ornithologist Joanna Burger entered one of the most complex relationships of her life. Sullen and hostile when he entered ... [... more]
Random House |
Terry Gillian
Monty Python, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Gillian and Terry Jones Forty-five classic episodes of the most entertaining writing to have gone into television anywhere. The minister of silly walks, the dead parrot, banter in a cheese shop - ... [... more]
Random House |
Space and housing
The only feature of Macaws more breath-taking than their plumage is their price tag - literally thousands of dollars per bird. But what a bird! Macaws are intensely-coloured parrots with great strong beaks and long tails. They come in a fantastic ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Keas, NZ
The Kea (Nestor notabilis) is an alpine parrot that lives in the high country of the South Island of New Zealand. It is a drab, olive green colour, with bright orangey red underneath the wings. Keas are opportunistic feeders accused of scavenging ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Red-flowering Gums
Don was inspired by the sight of one of the most beautiful of the Australian parrots, the Rainbow lorikeet, feeding on the flowers of one of the most spectacular of the gum trees, the Western Australian red-flowering gum. This is an evergreen ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Cockatiels
Cockatiels are small to medium sized native parrots (slightly larger than a budgerigar) weighing around 90-120 grams and measuring about 300-330mm in length. Cockatiels in the wild are grey in colour. They are dimorphic (the adult hen and cock ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
