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Name use by companion parrots. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Humans organize social interactions in part by referring to others using proper names (hereafter "names"). Names might also facilitate the complex social lives of animals.
Lauryn Benedict, Viktoria Groiss, Marisa Hoeschele, Eva Reinisch, Christine R Dahlin   +4 more
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Occurrence of bornaviruses, circoviruses and polyomaviruses in necropsy samples from parrots in Poland (2014–2024) [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Research
Proventricular dilatation disease (PDD) is a disease of parrots which has been known for many years, but only in 2008 was it confirmed that its cause is avian bornavirus (ABV).
Szotowska Ines, Ledwoń Aleksandra
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Functionally Relevant Feeding Enrichment: An Examination of Nectar Feeding Devices With Two Species of Parrot [PDF]

Veterinary Medicine and Science
Background Environmental enrichment can promote natural behaviours and improve welfare in captive birds, but its effectiveness may depend on species‐specific ecological and behavioural adaptations, particularly feeding ecology. Objectives This study aims
Wing Sum Pang, Yat Sum Man, Eduardo J. Fernandez   +2 more
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Memory for own actions in parrots

Scientific Reports, 2022
The ability to recall one’s past actions is a crucial prerequisite for mental self-representation and episodic memory. We studied whether blue-throated macaws, a social macaw species, can remember their previous actions.
Sara Torres Ortiz, Simeon Q. Smeele, Juliette Champenois, Auguste M. P. von Bayern   +3 more
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Inferring patterns of wildlife trade through monitoring social media: Shifting dynamics of trade in wild-sourced African Grey parrots following major regulatory changes

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Monitoring wildlife trade on social media can help understand patterns of legal and illegal trade and provide insights into the underpinning processes.
Alisa Davies, Neil D’Cruze, Cristiana Senni, Rowan O. Martin   +3 more
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Feather picking in pet parrots: sensitive species, risk factor and ethological evidence

Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2016
The goals of this study were to estimate the prevalence of feather picking (FP) in Italian pet parrots and evaluate the risk factors and possible ethological correlation.
Pierluca Costa, Elisabetta Macchi, Laura Tomassone, Fulvio Ricceri, Enrico Bollo, Frine Eleonora Scaglione, Martina Tarantola, Michele De Marco, Liviana Prola, Domenico Bergero, Achille Schiavone   +10 more
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Poaching sources and trade routes in Peru and Ecuador warn of the unsustainable rural demand for preferred parrot species

Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
Illegal wildlife trade remains highly active in the Neotropics, as indicated by the thousands of parrots annually sold in illicit city markets. However, little is known about where parrots are poached, whether certain parrot species are selected among ...
Pedro Romero‐Vidal, Bernardo Toledo‐González, Lydia Bunn, Guillermo Blanco, Fernando Hiraldo, Alan Omar Bermúdez‐Cavero, Martina Carrete, José Luis Tella   +7 more
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Individual Responses of Captive Amazon Parrots to Routine Handling Can Reflect Their Temperament

Animals, 2023
Individual responses to physical restraint and temperament have been assessed in birds of several species; however, there is a paucity of research which investigates both aspects, especially in captive parrots.
Gabriela Ramos, Victor Araújo Franzone Vital, Talys Henrique Assumpção Jardim, Gustavo Nunes, Maria Eduarda Caçador Branco, Cristiano Schetini de Azevedo, Aline Cristina Sant’Anna   +6 more
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus in Four Species of Parrots in China [PDF]

Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2014
In this study, antibodies against avian Hepatitis E Virus (avian HEV) were detected in 6.43% of examined serum samples (n=311) from budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus), lovebirds (Agapornis sp.), cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus) and Alexandrine ...
Xiao-Xuan Zhang, Nian-Zhang Zhang, Dong-Hui Zhou, Wei-Peng Tian, Ying-Tian Xu and Xing-Quan Zhu
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Nesting innovations in neotropical parrots associated to anthropogenic environmental changes

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Parrots are among the most diverse and widely distributed groups of birds and one of the most threatened bird orders mainly due to habitat loss and illegal poaching.
Pedro Romero‐Vidal, Guillermo Blanco, Fernando Hiraldo, José A. Díaz‐Luque, Álvaro Luna, Daiana Lera, Sergio Zalba, Martina Carrete, José L. Tella   +8 more
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