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Blue-banded Toucanets
The Blue-banded Toucanets (Aulacorhynchus coeruleicinctis) – also known as Blue-throated Toucanets – are South American toucanets that occur naturally in Bolivia and Peru, where they inhabit subtropical or tropical moist…
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Ivory-billed Aracaris
The Ivory-billed Aracaris (Pteroglossus azara) is a South American Aracari that is found in the lowlands of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil at elevations of 300 meters and west into the lower elevations…
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Red-breasted Toucans
The Red-breasted Toucans or Green-billed Toucan (Ramphastos dicolorus) is a South American toucan that occurs naturally throughout central, southern and eastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay and far north-eastern Argentina. It inhabits…
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Bird Species
Takahe or South Island Takahe The Takahe or South Island Takahe, Porphyrio hochstetteri, is a flightless bird indigenous to New Zealand and belonging to the rail family. It was thought to be extinct after the last four…
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Saffron Toucanets
The Saffron Toucanets (Pteroglossus bailloni) is a South American Toucan that is found in the Atlantic rain forests in south-eastern Brazil and adjacent areas in far north-eastern Argentina and eastern Paraguay. In…
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Golden-Headed Quetzals Captivates Breeding
Author: Anne Hoppmann, BiologistHand-rearing team: Andreas Frei, Veterinary; Jan Dams, Biologist; Wolfgang Magnus and Sina Eggers, Zookeepers Article in German: Europäische Erstzucht des Goldkopf-Quetzals im Weltvogelpark Walsrode Observing Trogons requires…
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Canary Diseases
Here is the list/menu of the most common problems that you may come across. Remember if you keep your birds well fed with a varied diet, and quarantine new birds,…
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