Enzyklopädie der Papageien und Sittiche:
Aras - Freileben, Haltung, Gefangenschaftsvermehrung, Verhalten, Arten.

Horst Müller Verlag, Walsrode. ISBN 3-923269-06-4.

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The challenge of managing Spix Macaws (Cyanopsitta spixii) at Qatar - an eleven-year retrospection.

Der Zoologische Garten 81, Hefte 2-3, 2012, S. 81- 95, ISSN 0044-5169.

Abstract

This article summarizes the experience of 11 years Spix's Macaw captive management in Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation (AWWP)/Qatar. Details on AWWP's acquisition of Spix's Macaws, research, breeding management, demographics, diet, housing, veterinary work, behavioural enrichment and problems are described and explained. At the end we discuss the future prospects and plans related to this species in AWWP. To our knowledge, at the time of writing, 87 Spix's macaws are existing in captivity, 75 of them participate in the international breeding program, initiated and managed by the “Institute Chico Mendes of Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio)”, the Brazilian environmental agency. In 2011, 55 of these breeding program birds live at AWWP in Qatar.

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Parrots of the world.

584 Seiten, alle Papageienarten auf Farbtafeln, Verbreitungskarten, Literaturverzeichnis

Lansdowne Editions, Melbourne und New York. ISBN 0701806907

Verlagstext (zur Taschenbuchausgabe):

From the macaws of South America to the cockatoos of Australia, parrots are among the most beautiful and exotic birds in the world--and also among the most endangered. This stunningly illustrated, easy-to-use field guide covers all 356 species and well-differentiated subspecies of parrots, and is the only guide organized by geographical distribution--Australasian, Afro-Asian, and neotropical. It features 146 superb color plates depicting every kind of parrot, as well as detailed, facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, and status. Color distribution maps show ranges of all subspecies, and field identification is further aided by relevant upperside and underside flight images. This premier field guide also shows where to observe each species in the wild, helping make this the most comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the parrots of the world.

•     The only parrot guide to focus on geographical distribution
•     Covers all 356 species
•     Features 146 color plates depicting all species and well-differentiated subspecies
•     Provides detailed facing-page species accounts that describe key identification features, distribution, subspeciation, habitat, status
•     Includes color distribution maps
•     Shows where to observe each species in the wild

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