Bird care and management: Starting out -- Accommodation -- Foods and their uses -- Caring for a pet bird -- Caring for aviary birds -- Buying birds -- Keeping birds healthy -- The show scene -- Breeding birds. The bird groups: Waxbills and related species -- Weavers and whydahs -- Canaries and related finches -- Quails and pheasants -- Softbills -- Australian parakeets -- Cockatiels -- Cockatoos -- Lories and lorikeets -- Parrots -- Doves and pigeons

This is an essential reference manual for bird-keepers of all levels - from the novice looking to keep a single pet bird indoors to the seasoned breeder wishing to extend an existing aviary collection. A close look at more than 250 examples provides a fascinating insight into the coloration, characteristics, weaknesses and breeding habits of each of the major groups: waxbills, weavers, wydahs, canaries and related finches, quails and pheasants, softbills, Australian parakeets, cockatiels, cockatoos, lories and lorikeets, parrots, doves and pigeons. The book provides all the bird husbandry information needed for bird-keepers everywhere