She is one of the Loro Parque bred females so she is one of the few birds that came from different founders as the majority of the population.
Does anyone know something about the "unknown" birds in Switzerland ( and how related are these to the known population ) ?
The Lear's macaws ACTP recieved from Brazil are through quarantaine and are now placed in the breeding facility ( FB ) .
Video clip of the new arrivals : https://www.facebook.com/Associatio...eatened-Parrots-eV-345292195557990/timeline/#
Is this species really "least concern" and if so, why is an organization calling itself "...bedrohten papageien" importing this species and so happy about it? Seems odd...
This is what the IUCN says about the Glossy black cockatoo : Calyptorhynchus lathami (Glossy Black-cockatoo, Glossy Black Cockatoo, Glossy Black-Cockatoo)
ACTP is famous for their results with rare parrots but due to their good contacts with Al Wabra they have now gone into Bird of Paradise too. 4 (sub)species were imported from Quatar and have now left the quarantaine: Mainland greater bird of paradise Aru Island greater bird of paradise King bird of paradise Red bird of paradise
Excellent - two taxa which were otherwise absent from Europe, and one which was on the brink of disappearing just a pity no one can see them!
Great news from ACTP ( FB ) : NEWS!!! This week we have fantastic news for you! We informed you already that our St. Vincent Amazons here in Germany are from two different populations: one from the United States and one coming from the original habitat St. Vincent. We finally managed to pair birds from both subpopulations and to breed successfully. So the first St. Vincent parrot chick with parents of both populations has hatched this week in Germany. The mother of the young Amazon is originally from the US and the father from St. Vincent. This gives the chick a high genetic value! We are very glad to share the first pictures with you...
