Most cockatoos are brightly colored and have a high range. The unique beaks make it easy for people to identify these beautiful birds. They usually form small groups with their spouses and family members, inhabit branches in the forest, build their own nests or use tree holes as nests, and feed on berries, nuts, seeds and nectar. There are also special cases: for example, the mountain parrot, a bird that lives in a sparse forest, has a huge body, rich feathers and a long, pointed mouth. Besides other parrots' food habits, they also like to eat insects, crabs and carrion. Even jumped on the sheep's back and pecked the mutton with a hard long beak, pecking the live sheep until they were bloody, so the local New Zealand herders also called it the sheep pecking parrot.
The average life span of parrots is 50 ~ 60 years old, and large parrots can live to about 100 years old. The oldest bird in the world is a parrot. It's an Amazon parrot named Jamie. He was born in Liverpool, England, 1870, 12.3 and died in 1975, 16544.
[Edit this paragraph] Population morphology
Lovers' Parrots Stamps Parrots have many kinds, different shapes and gorgeous feathers. There are elegant pink cockatoos and sunflower cockatoos, gorgeous macaws, mysterious cockatoos painted with rouge, colorful Amazon parrots, budgerigars, colorful compromise parrots and african grey parrot shaped like pigeons. Thailand issued a set of parrot stamps on 200 1. Among them, red-breasted parrots, flower-headed parrots and red-collared green parrots all have wild populations in China, especially red-breasted parrots, which are well-known caged birds at home and abroad, mainly produced in Sichuan Province, China, also known as Sichuan parrots.
With the extension of the footprint of human civilization and the development of industrialization, these beautiful birds are also facing the deterioration of their living environment, the population number has dropped sharply, and some species have been or are close to extinction. The kakapo in New Zealand is the only nocturnal parrot that crawls on the ground. They were originally distributed in southern New Zealand, Stuart and other islands, and were threatened by rats and ferrets in their habitats and were on the verge of extinction. This taboo named after Tabuti Island has been extinct on this small island in the South Pacific, where its ancestral home is located. People's care for it is worthy of the name, only recently introduced from the Cook Islands, but it is still in jeopardy. The natural enemies of these two parrots are mice and cats. They have lived in the original place for thousands of years and have few natural enemies. It is the traces of human activities that break the peace and tranquility here. Ships sent pioneers and travelers as well as mice and cats to these islands. These killers devour eggs and chicks, and they are doomed. Helpless, the World Wildlife Conservation Organization moved the survivors to an island without natural enemies, and they were no longer known to the public. We can only see these beautiful parrots in pictures and stamps in the future.
[Edit this paragraph] Variety classification
Total: 82 genera, 363 species.
[Edit this paragraph] Cockatopsidae
Cockatoo (6 genera, 2 1 species)
[Edit this paragraph] Nautilidae
Parrots in New Zealand and Australia (13 genus, 38 species) rose parrots (1 genus, 9 species) cone-tailed parrots (7 genera, 42 species) honey-sucking parrots (10 genus, 54 species) Jurassic parrots (1 genus, 6 species) hobbies. 65444 2 1 species) Keck parrot Pionites( 1 genus, 2 species) Patatopterus Broogeris (1 genus, 8 species) Bolborhynchus (1 genus, 8 species) Macaque Loricus (/kloc)
[Edit this paragraph] Disease prevention and control
In the process of raising parrots, common diseases include respiratory diseases, digestive diseases and parasitic diseases. The control method is as follows: 1. Respiratory diseases: The common respiratory organ is a cold, and its symptom is a runny nose. Birds catch a cold, so they should move indoors to keep warm and will soon heal themselves. If the disease cannot heal itself, borax can be dissolved in warm water to prepare 2-4% boric acid solution, which can be used for washing around nostrils and feeding canary grass seed feed to enhance resistance. You can also drop a few drops of wine in drinking water, or feed a vitamin preparation to help it recover. 2. Diseases of digestive organs: Diarrhea is caused by eating unclean green feed or drinking unsanitary water, sick birds generally discharge white serous fluid and dilute feces, and feathers in the lower abdomen are polluted. After the bird suffers from this disease, the main food and feed is only barnyard grass, so it should be moved to a warm place to raise, and a bird should be isolated in a cage to prevent infection. Drop a few drops of red wine in drinking water. In severe cases, drugs can be used, and furazolidone 0.0 1% (water 1000ml for each tablet after grinding) can be added to drinking water. Just drink it for three days. 3. Parasitic diseases: budgerigar has many feather lice, which must be eliminated. The method of removing lice can be to remove powder from animals, or to apply it with a magic medicine pen. In addition, budgerigars are threatened by blood-sucking insects. The nest box is often the base camp of blood-sucking insects. After each incubation, the nest box should be scalded with boiling water immediately, and then coated with BGP aqueous solution harmless to birds, and kept clean and dry to prevent parasites. In addition, psittacosis, also known as bird feeding disease, is a natural focus disease. Because it comes from domestic parrots, it is named "parrot fever". At present, it has been found that more than 90 kinds of birds and poultry, such as seagulls, pigeons, canaries, love birds, cardinals, herons, chickens and ducks, can spread the disease. When people breathe in air containing pathogens, they will be infected, and elderly bird owners will also be infected if they are not careful when cleaning bird cages, bird droppings, feeding feed or stroking their beloved birds. The main symptoms of psittacosis are fever, headache, general weakness, loss of appetite, cough, nausea and vomiting, just like catching a bad cold. Some patients also have rosacea and lymphadenitis on their skin. Tetracycline is the first choice for patients with psittacosis, taking 2g a day for about half a month until the body temperature drops to normal. Oxytetracycline is effective in treating psittacosis pneumonia. Take 600mg daily, twice daily, with an average course of treatment of 2 weeks. In addition, in the process of feeding and teasing in love birds, we should pay attention to hygiene, clean bird cages, and wear masks when removing feces to prevent dry bird droppings from being inhaled into the nasal cavity. Bird cages should be sprayed with 2% bleach or soaped with 5% cresol. Found sick birds should be isolated, disinfected or slaughtered in time. Precautions (How to keep your parrot away from disease) Poor sanitation is one of the main factors that make your companion parrot sick. Parrot feces and feathers are hotbeds of bacteria in a warm and humid home environment. In order to ensure the health of parrots and their families, cages, perches and other items that parrots come into contact with should be cleaned and disinfected frequently. When parrots play in areas where their families often play (such as floors, sofas and beds), they should be padded with newspapers, plastic bags or cloth pieces to prevent the pollution of parrot remains. In view of the hobby of parrots licking things with their tongues, cages and perches should not be treated with disinfectants. It is best to wash them with hot water and expose them to the sun for disinfection. Toys bitten by parrots can be sterilized by cooking, and items that are not resistant to high temperature can be washed with running water and dried in outdoor ventilated places. Food poisoning and digestive system diseases are common diseases of companion parrots, mainly caused by eating unclean food by mistake. Many books have introduced how to rescue birds after food poisoning, but it is extremely unfavorable to the parrot's health and mood to wait until something happens. The positive approach is to avoid parrots eating by mistake in various situations. Companion parrots can accept cooked food more than any other domestic animal, which is very beneficial. Most harmful microorganisms in food can be killed during cooking, and cooked food is more conducive to the digestion and absorption of nutrients in food. The food processing method of companion parrot should be different from the cooking method we are used to. Can't refuel and all kinds of spices. Cooked food should be cooled to room temperature before feeding birds. Some parrots will have diarrhea symptoms after eating cooked food. The reasons can be found in several aspects: the food is not cooked, especially raw materials such as fish, meat and eggs; Some foods are put in the refrigerator and fed to parrots before thawing; Some foods are not suitable for cooked food, cooked and fed; Raw materials are not clean. It is best to eat fruits and vegetables raw, but they should be washed and disinfected before feeding. Ordinary household detergents and disinfectants cannot disinfect food. You can put cold water in a clean basin, add a few spoonfuls of refined salt and a little lemon juice to make a soaking solution, soak the fruits and vegetables in it for 5- 10 minutes, soak the leafy vegetables for about 3 minutes, and then take them out and rinse them with tap water. Indoor temperature discomfort will make the parrot's physique decline, immunity deteriorate, and even lead to parrot death. Most kinds of parrots have certain cold resistance, and some parrot owners don't know this, so they heat the birdcage in cold winter. As a result, when the parrot came and went between the cage and the activity place, the temperature difference was too large to make the bird catch a cold. As long as the parrot is not hungry, not directly blown by the cold wind, and the room temperature is kept above 5℃ in winter, it can make the parrot spend the winter comfortably. Parrots are actually very afraid of heat, and heat is far more harmful to parrots than cold. When the ambient temperature exceeds 35℃, most parrots will be agitated; When the temperature exceeds 37℃, some parrots with poor constitution may die because of central nervous system paralysis. The way to prevent parrot heatstroke is simple: pay attention to indoor ventilation in summer, don't put birdcages and perches in places with strong light, give more fresh fruits and vegetables in the feed, use air conditioners or ice cubes to cool the room if possible, and spray water on parrots when there is heat.
[Edit this paragraph] Parrot breeding
1. parrot scale farming: parrot scale farming in China is not large. At present, the largest parrot breeding is in the Oriental Ornamental Bird Farm in Xiajin County, Shandong Province, but there is a big gap between bird breeding and market demand. Other smaller parrot breeding areas are mainly distributed in Hebei, Jiangsu, Henan and other regions. 2. The training system of parrot breeding technology needs to be improved: At present, parrot breeding technology is mainly provided by Cheng Nan Parrot Farm in Xiajin, Shandong Province, and there is no professional parrot breeding technology training institution in other areas. 3. The industry guidance mechanism is not perfect: the development of parrot breeding industry can not be separated from the market guidance and exchange of industry associations, which is also one of the bottlenecks of parrot breeding industry in China at present. 4. Parrot breeding industry has broad prospects: with the improvement of people's living standards, people's awareness of the demand for ornamental birds is gradually enhanced, and parrot breeding industry will gradually become a new industry.
[Edit this paragraph] Parrot culture
Thailand 200 1 issues a souvenir sheet of parrot stamps. People love these beautiful birds, issue stamps for them, set up websites, organize conservation associations and set up protected areas. Even regard them as a symbol of wisdom. It is regarded as the national bird of the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. The national emblem of this country is a macaw named Cicero, which is a symbol of independence and self-improvement of this Central American island country. Parrots are smart and good at learning. After training, they can perform many novel and interesting programs. They are "performing artists" of rare birds in various circuses, parks and zoos, and are deeply loved by the public. They can learn various skills, such as raising flags, catching food, riding bicycles, pulling carts, doing somersaults and so on. Parrots are closely related to the development of human civilization and are also the best partners and friends of mankind. In the long-term domestication process, parrots have brought a lot of joy to people and even helped people treat diseases. People's favorite skill for parrots is to imitate people's words. In fact, their "ventriloquism" is really the best among birds. This is a kind of conditioned reflex and mechanical imitation. This kind of imitation is also called Xiaoming in science. Because birds have no developed cerebral cortex, no thoughts and consciousness, it is impossible to understand the meaning of human language. There was a unique parrot learning contest in Britain, and an unknown non-african grey parrot grey parrot won the championship. When the bird with the parrot was uncovered, the gray parrot looked around and said, "Wow! Why are there so many parrots here! " The audience became agitated. A few days later, the excited host invited many distinguished guests to celebrate at home, and the curtain opened: "Wow! Why are there so many parrots here! " The audience was in an uproar. A parrot who wants to be smart will say, "Wow! Why are there so many distinguished guests here! " The host who won everyone's applause was embarrassed. It can be seen that parrots' parroting is only a conditioned reflex and their vocabulary is limited. The short story of "parrot-learning" in people's lives adds a lot of talk and jokes to people's spare time. We like these beautiful parrots. We can go to the bird market and the zoo to see domesticated and artificially bred birds. Everyone has the responsibility to protect them, and don't buy wild parrots stolen by bird dealers. A newspaper records that the survival rate of wild birds from capture, long-distance return, market entry and artificial domestication is 17: 1. If one day these beautiful birds turn into kakapos and tabu honey-sucking parrots, or simply disappear from the earth where we live, this is the real sorrow of mankind.