Might not seem exotic to you since Galah are native to Australia, but certainly an exotic to those of us outside Australia!
@Daniel Sörensen ,that wild muscovy drake is beautiful! I have a wild muscovy hen, she is a nice bird, but sadly our stock here in North America seems to be suffering a bit from poor breeding. Many of the birds (especially the females) seem to be getting more and more red on the face, and smaller crests. It is a shame. I've attached a picture of mine from back when she was a bit younger, I'll have to get a current picture shortly. I also have some potentially exciting news! There is a certain species of bird I have been yearning to acquire for years, and I might finally have the opportunity to get one! We'll see how things go over the next month or so
Well it's been quite a while since the last post in this thread, so I figured I would bump it up and see if any fun changes have happened with any of my bird keeping members here! Me personally, things have been fairly consistent. I've had a few species leave the collection, however I've also welcomed a couple of very exciting new ones in as well.
I am always interested in what private breeders have in their collections, Are there Tocans and Hornbills in Private hands as we dont have any in captive hands in oz?
Quite a few species in private hands here in the states. I've never kept any but would love to when I can manage the space and time for it. Off the top of my head, Toco, Keel-billed, Red-billed, Channel-billed, and Chestnut-mandibled Toucans, Green and Curl-crested Aracaris, all fairly regularly seen and a good deal of breeding. Handful of other species also around, in small numbers. Far as hornbills, Red-billeds and Yellow-billeds of some species, African Gray, Silvery-cheeked, and Trumpeter are most common. I have seen a couple species of large Asian hornbill and the Southern Ground Hornbill offered for sale before, although I think most of those go to zoos.
I don't own any birds at the moment, but after my educational outreach organization is official and I am out of college, I'd like to rescue neglected birds and have them as ambassadors. I'd also like to have turacos, toucans, toucanets, aracaris, hornbills, kookaburras, birds-of-prey, or whatever other birds that might need new homes as well.
They really do! I'm going to try and get my Migratory Bird permit during college so I can take in crows, vultures, hawks, etc. that cannot be released to the wild.
Don't forget you need a falconry license to keep any bird of prey. They're separate from the other species in permitting.
The requirements for owning any bird-of-prey that aren't eagles are covered in the permit that I will be acquiring, I believe.
This one? "Special Purpose Possession – Education (Live) permit" It indeed looks like it, though the requirements are fairly significant. I wish you luck in that though!
That's the one! The requirements are quite high, but it ensures the quality of the life of the birds! Thank you for the wishes!
