Conure Resources*

The Conure Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks) (Paperback) by Anne C. Watkins (Author) "Beautiful. Charming. Curious. Intelligent. Interactive. Messy. Stubborn. What in the world do all these words have in common?...

Conures, which belong to the parrot family, come in several species, and are available in many sizes and colors. This book advises on selecting, feeding, caging, health care, and understanding the conure’s body and vocal language. Written by breeders, trainers, and veterinarians Barron’s Pet Handbooks present expert advice on feeding, health care, housing, breeding, and all other important aspects of pet care. They are filled with vivid color photos and instructive line art.

Ratings: 4.5 out of 5

Facts, advice, and fascinating insights tell you all you need to know about

• Acquiring
  
  
• Housing
  
  
• Grooming
  
  
• Feeding
  
  
• Health Care
  
  
• etc

Conures (Animal Planet Pet Care Library) ~ Carol Frischmann

Learn how to care for these lovable birds, including feeding, housing, grooming, and fun activities that appeal to their playful nature.

Ratings: 5 out of 5

The Conure: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet ~ Julie Rach

Product Description: This is our ninth set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. Like the others, they are books that pet owners can turn to for the essential information they need to raise a happy, healthy pet.

Contains information on:

• feeding
• grooming
• housing
• health care
• what to expect from the pet
• basic training

Ratings: 4 out of 5

Conure: Your Happy Healthy Pet ~ Julie Rach Mancini

The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!

Outgoing, cheerful, inquisitive little acrobats, conures are entertaining companion birds. They're small in size, but big in personality. This guide helps you make your conure a part of your family, with information on:

• Choosing your conure
• Creating a safe, stimulating home for your bird
• Everyday care, including feeding and bathing
• Clipping your conure's wings--why, when, and how
• Training tips, from getting your conure comfortable with you to potty training to teaching tricks such as Ride in the Wagon, Nod Your Head, and Play Dead
• Teaching your conure to talk

Ratings: 4 out of 5

Conures: A Guide to Caring for Your Conure (Complete Care Made Easy) ~ Nikki Moustaki

Conures: Everything About Purchase, Housing, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, and Diseases ~ Matthew M. Vriends

This popular breed of parrot is profiled with special attention to feeding, housing, and health care. There is also advice on how and where to buy a conure. Includes 50 full-color photographs and accurate, instructive line drawings.

Ratings: 3 out of 5

Another Kind of Mind: A Talking Bird Masters English

By Michael Dalton

Intelligence Parrot Speech

Parrot Training: A Guide to Taming and Gentling Your Avian Companion (Pets) [BARGAIN PRICE] (Paperback)

Originally published as The Pleasure of Their Company: An Owner's Guide to Parrot Training, this amply illustrated book is just what parrot owners need to bring up happy, well-behaved pets. You get:

• Hands-on advice from one of the nation's foremost parrot authorities
• A thorough explanation of "normal" parrot behavior and the benefits of training
• Coverage of everything from gentling fledglings and basic obedience to potty training, speech, and tricks"

Ratings: 4.5 out of 5

My Parrot, My Friend: An Owner's Guide to Parrot Behavior (Behavior Modification Techniques and Their Role in Contemporary Aviculture) (Hardcover)

My Parrot, My Friend is a straightforward book that addresses a growing need for parrot owners and their birds. When difficulties develop in the home, or a clash in avian and human natures makes for unhappy birds and angry owners, many times the sad consequence is painful termination of what could have been a long-term, joyful relationship. Happily, there is an effective remedy and it lies in a program of behavior modification. That program is fully detailed in this well-written, wonderfully detailed text. In addition, the text helps readers to find the right bird so problems can be sidestepped altogether, and it explains which birds not to consider and why.

My Parrot, My Friend shows how parrots grow and develop, and how behavioral problems can start. The book explains behavioral modification, how it works, and how to apply it in specific situations. Case studies and an examination of pertinent issues add considerable interest to the text. These and other special features make this one of the most indispensable reference books you will ever use.

My Parrot, My Friend is the first book to approach the subject in such depth for the lay reader. It will make a significant difference in how pet owners view and relate to their birds and will point the way to happy endings where once there were none.

Ratings: 4 out of 5

Lear, Parrots: The Complete Plates (Gebundene Ausgabe)

Unter dem Namen Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae, or Parrots veröffentlichte der zwanzigjährige Edward Lear 1832 ein Set von 42 handkolorierten Lithografien. Die Sammlung zählt zu den ersten dem Papagei gewidmeten Publikationen in der Geschichte der wissenschaftlichen Illustration. Sie beinhaltet Abbildungen von afrikanischen, australischen und amerikanischen Arten, die von den Abonnenten der Lithografien gezüchtet wurden. Dazu gehörten Sir William Jardine und Prideaux John Selby, zwei bekannte Ornithologen und Naturkundler, die den Künstler unterstützten und an seiner Entwicklung maßgeblich Anteil hatten. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Illustratoren, die oft nach präparierten Exemplaren arbeiteten, zeichnete der junge, sehr talentierte Lear (1812-1888) lebende Papageien. So war es ihm möglich, den Charakter der Vögel einzufangen und erstaunlich lebensnahe Darstellungen anzufertigen. Sein leichter, schneller Strich und das neue Medium der Lithografie verleihen dem Werk Lears besondere Originalität und unmittelbare Eleganz. In einer kleinen Auflage von 175 Exemplaren wurde diese eindrucksvolle Sammlung per Abonnement an die renommiertesten Gelehrten und wohlhabenden Sammler lebender Papageien in Großbritannien verkauft.