Birds

  • Green Aracaris Resting on the Ground

    Green Aracaris

    The Green Aracaris, Pteroglossus viridis, is a toucan found in the lowland forests of northern South America, in the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana and Surinam, where this species is…

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  • Ceylon Hanging Parrots on a Branch

    Ceylon Hanging Parrots

    The Ceylon Hanging Parrots (Loriculus beryllinus) are now more commonly referred to as “Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot” after the island they occur on – the Island of Ceylon – was…

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  • Red-necked Aracaris

    The Red-necked Aracari (Pteroglossus bitorquatus) is a South American aracari that is native to Bolivia and Brazil, where it occurs south-east Amazon Basin and eastwards to the Atlantic coast on Marajó Island and the state of Maranhão, Brazil. Its range stretches…

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  • Chestnut-tipped Toucanets on an Branch Covered in Epiphytes

    Chestnut-tipped Toucanets

    The Chestnut-tipped Toucanets (Aulacorhynchus derbianus) or Chestnut-rumped Toucanets – are South American toucans that form superspecies with the Groove-billed Toucanets (Aulacorhynchus sulcatus) and are also closely related to the Emerald…

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  • Black-mandibled Toucans

    The Black-mandibled Toucans (Ramphastos ambiguus) can be found in the north of South America. They occur along the eastern slope of the Andes from Peru, north through Ecuador and Colombia,…

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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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  • Maui Parrotbills

    The Maui Parrotbills Males have more intense yellow colouration, especially on the head. In the picture, the oversized head and massive beak of this finch-sized bird are visible to advantage.…

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