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    African Brown-Headed Parrot: A Human's Guide
    African Brown-Headed Parrot: A Human's Guide
    African Brown-Headed Parrot: A Human's Guide
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    African Brown-Headed Parrot: A Human's Guide

    By Marguerite Floyd

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    The African Brown-Headed Parrot is a guide to a relatively rare parrot that some people also keep as pets. From physical descriptions to tips on handling night frights, this book covers all the basics, whether you're new to the world of parrots or a long-time general psittacine fan. (Due to the nature of this publishing format the book does not contain images.)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarguerite Floyd
    Release dateMay 21, 2010
    ISBN9781452381459
    African Brown-Headed Parrot: A Human's Guide
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    Marguerite Floyd

    Marguerite Floyd is a writer, editor, poet, publisher, and parrot behavior consultant.

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      African Brown-Headed Parrot - Marguerite Floyd

      The African Brown-Headed Parrot

      by

      Marguerite Floyd

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      The Brown-Headed Parrot

      Copyright ÔÉì 2010 Marguerite Floyd

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      Acknowledgements

      A book such as this is not written in solitude. While my brown-headed parrot Charli has taught me much about the species, I also had a lot of help from people.

      First thanks goes to Christy Catterton of Sassycast Aviary, in Woodbridge, Virginia, for her candor and suggestions. David Stearman of Out of Africa Aviaries in Louisville, Kentucky, also lent his expertise. Jerry Hamilton of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, was more than happy to give me his opinions from the viewpoint of his two brown-heads. And the wise folks on the Brown-Headed_Parrot list on Yahoo Groups have added to my education for years.

      To all of these and their special brown-headed parrots, I thank you.

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      Table of Contents

      Description

      Why a Brown-Head

      Finding Your Special Brown-Head

      Bringing Your New Friend Home

      Health & Diet

      Communication

      Grooming

      Behavior

      Other Matters

      A Day in the Life

      Continuing Your Education

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      Description

      Sweet. Quiet. Plain. Charming. Mischievous. Jealous. Stubborn. All words used to describe the typical African brown-headed parrot.

      Relatively rare both in the wild and in captivity, the brown-head is native to southern and eastern Africa – think Tanzania and Zanzibar. Brown-heads occupy mostly the plains, and frequently gather near rivers. They are shy, both in the wild and in captivity.

      Apart from gathering at rivers, brown-heads in the wild spend most of their time hidden in trees. They flock in groups of ten to fifteen individuals.

      There are three accepted subspecies of brown-heads: Poicephalus cryptoxanthus cryptoxanthus, which are usually found in eastern Zululand to southern Mozambique; poicephalus c. tanganyikae, which are found from the eastern coast of Kenya through southern Mozambique; and poicephalus c. zansibaricus, which are found on the islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. Visible differences between the subspecies are subtle, if visible at all.

      Brown-headed parrots are about nine inches long, including a relatively short tail. They are larger than a cockatiel but a bit smaller than some conures. Their adult weight ranges from 96 to 130

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