Ornithology: Share and discuss scientific articles on parrots!

[Laurasea]

Ellie I see you been busy reading!

 

[Ellie777Australia]

Ellie I see you been busy reading!

Very much so ...and reaping the benefits of your efforts to post these links. Thank you Laura.

 

[Ellie777Australia]

Re: Ornithology

Research starts to investigate why parrots waste food. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/02/science/why-parrots-waste-food.html

I burst out laughing at this sentence in the article..."The researchers observed 86 types of animals, from ants to cattle-like zebus, eating food that parrots had dropped. " We have one animal called a 'chocolate lab' who takes care of this for us and she keeps the other 85 animals away as well. LOL...

 

[Laurasea]

Parrots are the great disperses, it's their job and they take it seriously lol

I've dogs, and like your lab they are big help too funny.

Science is recognizing the importance of parrots in the wild spaces we have left.

Tho we have lost the one recognized species of parrot we had in America. But im sure we also had Amazon's, in Florida sbd Florida’s islands in the keys. As every single island around us has an Amazon species, in Jamaica , in Cuba, and in the little islands .

The parrots that have survived to form colonies in America now are found to fill niches that were missing . Like the quaker parrot colonies, much feared to be crop destroyers. Have infact not done so. Instead their unique nests provide homes and shelter so many species of birds. Homes that are missing due to the sharp decline of woodpeckers and the loss if standing deadwood trees. There has been a study and Florida Universities found no aggressions from quakers to wild birds.

 

[Laurasea]

A neat article about the early history of parrots and people who were fascinated by them. The start of early cultures keeping parrots
https://petcentral.chewy.com/parrot-history-yesterday-today/

 

[wrench13]

Thank you Laura, for all these links. Most of the articles are pretty interesting to me, and almost all have at least 1 or 2 things that I didn't know. I read (a lot) and it's hard to keep the voracious beast at bay. When I was little, I was read to a lot, my middle brother not so much and my youngest brother very little. AS you can guess, in adult life those reflect how much we read, with my little brother hating to read. I read to all 3 of my kids and they learned to read very early on ( we read The Hobbit together).

Thanks again! Keep 'em coming!

 

[Laurasea]

This is important to me right now. My new baby quaker is crap at preening. I have tge benefits if past and current other parrots. So I know what proper preening looks like. As orbit doesn't preen properly, he does a brief swipe across belly and tops if shoulders and that's it. With repeating over and over shoulder tops, he well on his way to plucking. I feel I can divert point at this point, so he is ge lots of misting
https://hari.ca/avian-care/early-pa...nion-parrot-owner/misting-preening-education/

 

[Laurasea]

Thank you Laura, for all these links. Most of the articles are pretty interesting to me, and almost all have at least 1 or 2 things that I didn't know. I read (a lot) and it's hard to keep the voracious beast at bay. When I was little, I was read to a lot, my middle brother not so much and my youngest brother very little. AS you can guess, in adult life those reflect how much we read, with my little brother hating to read. I read to all 3 of my kids and they learned to read very early on ( we read The Hobbit together).

Thanks again! Keep 'em coming!

Wrench we are the same I am voracious reader to. My mom also spent a lot of time reading to me, library trips were weekly and we made a big deal out of them.

I'm actually dyslexic, still have trouble with B's, 3's, J's , and numerical order( i'll copy your phone number down wrong every time
But it was caught early and so much reading, I rarely ever think about it( like not in decades lol) well hmmm? I spoke first words at 10 months, never had learning trouble ...i just saw things in mirror image will have to research dyslexia now (as I just did quick search and its not what I remember them telling me)

I guess I'm on the spectrum of this, I had and have left/ right , horrible speller, horrible handwriting, coordination issues when young,
But was caught so young, like age 2, had mirror reading therapy, left and right written on my shoes, and letters I had trouble with plastered on my walls as a kid, and my parents enrolled me in tumbling, ballet, tap dance and every sport. Will have to call and thank my mom today!!! And laughing because now I know why in pictures from my childhood dance recitals I'm always facing the opposite direction than the other girls..

 

[wrench13]

Hey I always say:

LISDEXICS OF THE WORLD UNTIE !!

Spell check is my best friend.

 

[SailBoat]

A little late responding to your Post regarding PTSD in Parrots.

IT is my humble opinion that the World of Psychiatry and Psychology are like children with a new hammer in finding PTSD near everywhere. I'm not discounting the effects that overt locking a Parrot away and the long list of abusive interaction does not have or is not the root of serious behavioral issues. It clear does and several of our Amazons have shown clear links to such things. My issue is the 'need' to label near everything 'PTSD'.

As always, love this Thread and your efforts at adding to it! Fascinating Reads dear friend!!!

 

[Scott]

A neat article about the early history of parrots and people who were fascinated by them. The start of early cultures keeping parrots
https://petcentral.chewy.com/parrot-history-yesterday-today/

Fascinating story, but I shudder contemplating the fate of captive parrots back in the day.

 

[Laurasea]

Hey I always say:

LISDEXICS OF THE WORLD UNTIE !!

Spell check is my best friend.

Crap lol I read this the first time and didn't notice what you had done!!!! Looked like normal words to me, very funny.
Sadly I can misspell words so bad, that spellchecker doesn't know what I'm talking about!!

 

[Laurasea]

A little late responding to your Post regarding PTSD in Parrots.

IT is my humble opinion that the World of Psychiatry and Psychology are like children with a new hammer in finding PTSD near everywhere. I'm not discounting the effects that overt locking a Parrot away and the long list of abusive interaction does not have or is not the root of serious behavioral issues. It clear does and several of our Amazons have shown clear links to such things. My issue is the 'need' to label near everything 'PTSD'.

As always, love this Thread and your efforts at adding to it! Fascinating Reads dear friend!!!

I agree on over labeling .
Parrots are so smart and they do suffer mental trauma, I've seen plenty of this..

 

[Laurasea]

A neat article about the early history of parrots and people who were fascinated by them. The start of early cultures keeping parrots
https://petcentral.chewy.com/parrot-history-yesterday-today/

Fascinating story, but I shudder contemplating the fate of captive parrots back in the day.

You and me both.....and how many died in capture attempts. ....did you see one of them methods used to teach them was to hit them on the head...horrid

 

[Laurasea]

A little late responding to your Post regarding PTSD in Parrots.

IT is my humble opinion that the World of Psychiatry and Psychology are like children with a new hammer in finding PTSD near everywhere. I'm not discounting the effects that overt locking a Parrot away and the long list of abusive interaction does not have or is not the root of serious behavioral issues. It clear does and several of our Amazons have shown clear links to such things. My issue is the 'need' to label near everything 'PTSD'.

As always, love this Thread and your efforts at adding to it! Fascinating Reads dear friend!!!

I agree on over labeling .
Parrots are so smart and they do suffer mental trauma, I've seen plenty of this..

I'm adding this link on human brains and using MRI , its amazing were science is going.

https://www.healio.com/news/psychia...utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Healio__TrendMD_1

 

[Laurasea]

Global trade in exotic pets threatens endangered parrots through the spread of a virus
Date:
September 18, 2018
Source:
University of Kent
Summary:
Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV) in wild parrot populations has been detected in eight new countries, raising concerns for threatened species. This highlights the need for greater awareness of the risks of the spread of infectious disease associated with the international trade in live parrots.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180918110902.htm

 

[Laurasea]

Unique Brain Circuitry Might Explain Why Parrots Are So Smart
Their bird brains are not bird-brained

SMARTNEWS Keeping you current
Unique Brain Circuitry Might Explain Why Parrots Are So Smart
Their bird brains are not bird-brained
By Brigit Katz
SMITHSONIANMAG.COM
JULY 6, 2018
Parrots are exceptionally intelligent animals. They use tools, boast sophisticated problem-solving abilities, understand mathematical concepts and, of course, excel at "speaking." Now, as Catherine Griwkowsky reports for the StarMetro Edmonton, Canadian researchers may have unlocked one of the secrets of parrot intelligence: a unique brain circuitry similar to one found in primate brains


But the team’s results, published recently in Scientific Reports, showed that parrots do not have large pontine nuclei. In fact, this area of the brain is very small in birds, even parrots. Instead, they found that parrots had an enlarged medial spiriform nucleus, or SpM. Mammals do not have this circuit, but it seems to perform a similar function, passing messages between the cortex and cerebellum.

“It's actually two to five times larger in parrots than in other birds, like chickens," Gutierrez-Ibáñez explains in a statement. “Independently, parrots have evolved an enlarged area that connects the cortex and the cerebellum, similar to primates

medial spiriform nucleus, or SpM so interesting! Mammals don't even have this structure! The more I learn about parrots the more fascinating they are to me


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smar...s, published,medial spiriform nucleus, or SpM.

 

[Laurasea]

Going to add first aid, Health care for sick birds, and importance of warmth for sick or injured birds links
https://www.beautyofbirds.com/sickbirdcare.html

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/nursing-care-for-sick-pet-birds

http://parrotshelpinghandfund.weebl...leting,on maintaining normal body temperature

https://www.dvm360.com/view/avian-treatments-work-proceedings
https://www.vin.com/apputil/content...72&catId=35299&id=5709908&ind=92&objTypeID=17

 

[fiddlejen]

Unique Brain Circuitry Might Explain Why Parrots Are So Smart
Their bird brains are not bird-brained

SMARTNEWS Keeping you current
Unique Brain Circuitry Might Explain Why Parrots Are So Smart
Their bird brains are not bird-brained
By Brigit Katz
SMITHSONIANMAG.COM
JULY 6, 2018

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smar...s, published,medial spiriform nucleus, or SpM.

OH i LOVE the Caption of the Picture at the beginning of article, "An African grey parrot, probably thinking intelligent thoughts" !!!!

 

[Laurasea]

" A rapid metabolic rate means that small birds have a greater susceptibility to hypothermia. Debilitated birds should be kept warm. Target incubator temperatures range between 80-90°F (26-32°C) for most avian patients. Carefully observe the patient for signs of overheating, such as flat, sleek feathers, outstretched wings, and open-mouth breathing. Use particular caution in overweight birds.

All but the weakest perching birds will be much more comfortable if provided with perch material. Place perches on the cage floor or elevate perches only slightly to minimize the risk of falls. "

https://lafeber.com/vet/avian-emergency-critical-care-summary-page/