Contents
- Species
- Latest Articles
- Avian Vet Insider: Passerines – A Lot of Bird in a Little Package
- Kirtland’s Warbler Gets Some Habitat Help
- The Resplendent Nicobar Pigeon
- Building A Legacy One Bluebird Nest Box At A Time
- Secret to Birds’ Amazing “GPS” Abilities
- Wild Birds Become Each Others “Wingmen” To Survive
- Everyone Counts On This Birding Day
- Backyard Birds Help Boost Mood
- Meet The Silkie Chicken
- Darwin’s Finches Continue to Evolve
- Meet Hawaii’s Crow
- Hummingbirds Inspire
- The Desert Cardinal: Beauty In the Desert
- Vampire Finches & Ghost Birds
- Birds In Halloween Folklore
- Finch Or Canary — What’s The Difference?
- Presidents & Their Pet Parrots
- Fascinating Facts About Ducks, Geese, And Swans
- Gobble Up These Fun Turkey Facts
- A Magical Goose Chase In Munich
- Ask Lafeber
Species
Society Finch
Society finches make wonderful pets for bird lovers who appreciate their social nature, gentle disposition, and entertaining antics. Society finches are generally non-aggressive and can coexist peacefully with other small, friendly bird species. They are not known to be territorial ...
Dove
Doves are ideal for someone who wants a bird, but cannot accommodate the needs of a parrot (noise, one-on-one social interaction). Their interactions are fun to watch and some consider their cooing pleasant ...
Ring-Necked Dove
A ring-necked dove can make a great pet for those looking for a companion bird with an easy-going nature, potential to be hand-tamed and gentleness. If you like the sound of cooing,this might be the bird for you! ...
Diamond Dove
For a dove species, the diamond dove is surprisingly small, but eye catching nevertheless, especially with its prominent red eye ring. Many find its soft cooing a pleasant alternative to a boisterous parrot ...
Song Canary
The song canary is one of the most popular in the canary group, and is typically sought out for its beautiful melodic song. As the name implies, song canaries are bred to sing, specifically male canaries. Female canaries vocalize mostly ...
Red-Factor Canary
The red-factor canary's body-type appears to be just like the other canaries, but with one special trait – when fed a special diet, this canary's coloring can change ...
Canary
The canary has been a favorite among bird keepers for hundreds of years, and has been bred into more than 200 breeds, much like dogs have, each breed prized for a particular skill or appearance ...
Finch
Finches are the perfect alternative for those wanting a feathered pet but not prepared to take on the challenges of caring for a parrot. Finches don't talk and are hands-off birds, but they delight their owners with their aerial antics ...
Owl Finch
As their name suggests, owl finches look like little owls with their distinctive markings. These are curious and social little birds ...
Gouldian Finch
The Gouldian finch is prized primarily for its gorgeous plumage. This small bird is available in a variety of striking, vibrant colors ...
Zebra Finch
Zebra finches are the most popular finch species due to its availability and price. This cute, little striped finch has been kept in captivity for more than a 100 years ...
Latest Articles
Avian Vet Insider: Passerines – A Lot of Bird in a Little Package
Discover the joys of finches, canaries, and other small birds with avian vet Dr. Stephanie Lamb. Learn about their care, health, and enrichment in this free webinar. Sign up and tune in on April 12! ...
Kirtland’s Warbler Gets Some Habitat Help
Kirtland’s warbler population has seen its numbers increase with help of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Michigan Audubon Society. These, and other conservation agencies, have worked together to create a massive forest habitat and to keep the ...
The Resplendent Nicobar Pigeon
Its unique appearance, gentle demeanor, and typical fearlessness of humans makes the Nicobar Pigeon a unique and beautiful bird. Discover where this colorful bird is native, why its wild population is on the decline, and how zoos around the world ...
Building A Legacy One Bluebird Nest Box At A Time
Check out this inspiring story of Al Larson, who has spent four decades building hundreds of nest boxes for Western and Mountain Bluebirds. His efforts have led a documentary that aims to inspire the next generation of bluebird conservationists ...
Secret to Birds’ Amazing “GPS” Abilities
Science has long wondered how birds navigate; essentially what drives their internal compass? Recent research sheds light on birds’ amazing navigational abilities — namely the discovery that they can see magnetic fields ...
Wild Birds Become Each Others “Wingmen” To Survive
Wild birds of differing species cooperate with each other to enhance the safety of their families over long periods of time ...
Everyone Counts On This Birding Day
Global Big Day provides amazing data on birds in the wild, thanks to the efforts of thousands of volunteers collecting data. Find out which country topped the list with the most species in 2018! ...
Backyard Birds Help Boost Mood
How often are you soothed and comforted by watching birds arrive in your backyard? Anxiety and stress levels can be significantly reduced with access to more natural day to day occurrences of bird watching capability ...
Meet The Silkie Chicken
The Silkie chicken is known for its fluffy plumage, which is said to feel like silk and satin. Add together its other unusual qualities, such as black skin and bones, blue earlobes, and five toes on each foot— not to ...
Darwin’s Finches Continue to Evolve
Darwin's Finches of the Galapagos Islands are giving scientists the unique and amazing chance to watch evolution in progress, all in a single lifetime! ...
Meet Hawaii’s Crow
Conservationists are working hard to save Hawaii's endangered crow, the Alala, which disappeared from the wild years ago. Captive breeding offers hope that one day Alalas will fly free again, and a major step to that happened recently ...
Hummingbirds Inspire
Learn how an assistant researcher became a hummingbird whisperer. She shares her tips to keep hummingbirds healthy and happy ...
The Desert Cardinal: Beauty In the Desert
Do male and female Desert Cardinals differ in looks? Learn this and other fun facts about this lesser-known, southern counterpart to the Northern Cardinal ...
Vampire Finches & Ghost Birds
October is the spooky time of the year, so it is befitting to learn about two peculiar topics related to the world of birds: vampire finches and ghost birds. Yes, there is a finch that drinks blood, but humans need ...
Birds In Halloween Folklore
Birds have been part of the Halloween tradition for a long time -- even before the demonic few from Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” in 1963! The birds most commonly shown are crows and ravens, which are members of the corvidae ...
Finch Or Canary — What’s The Difference?
If you’re considering adding a finch or a canary to your family, you might be surprised to find that a canary is a finch. Zebra finches, society finches, also called Bengalese finches, and canaries actually have a lot in common ...
Presidents & Their Pet Parrots
Can you imagine a parrot perched in the White House? It’s probably happened at some point during our country’s history; after all, some of our past presidents had parrot companions during their presidencies. Here is a list of presidents who ...
Fascinating Facts About Ducks, Geese, And Swans
Ever wonder what life is like for the ducks, geese or swans you see at the neighborhood pond or hear quacking and honking as they pass by overhead? ...
Gobble Up These Fun Turkey Facts
I love Thanksgiving, in part because I am an avian vet and this is a bird holiday involving a very special bird – the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo). Here are some fun turkey facts to pass around your Thanksgiving table ...
A Magical Goose Chase In Munich
Nothing charms us as much as birds. They possess the power to profoundly alter our lives and, if we set our egos aside and see and honor them for who they are, they can forever change the very essence of ...
Ask Lafeber
Baby zebra finches followup
Thank you so much for your prior advice. I immediately removed the nest! I am now seen a problem. The dad keep plucking the feathers from the babies tail! They have just bare skin and I do not know if ...
Zebra Finches (babies)
I have 5 zebra finch babies. They are approximately 5 weeks old. Some of these babies are eating on their own (or attempting to), but I am concerned as to when to remove the nest? Should I keep the nest ...
Baby bird formula for cocatiels and conures
I read the inquiry from January 15, 2021 regarding using the cockatiel and conure formula for pigeons and doves, I was wondering if I can use it with sparrows and finches? I haven't worked for a few years and I ...
Weaning Baby Dove that cannot move legs
Hello, I found a baby dove that must be over 7 days old because she /he is weaning. She fell and injured herself because she is not able to move her legs. Toes seem to have atrophy because around like ...
How to identify a pair?
Hi!I am a new bird owner got my finch birds 2 months ago...I have got a pair of zebra finch,A pair of White finch,2 pairs of pied Finch.Now note that these birds were adopted and bought so I was not ...
About Ring Neck doves
I have a pair of Ring Neck doves that have small top knots...is this normal ? They are about 8 months old ...
Male finches sitting in food box
I have 4 male zebra finches and 2 unsexed bengalese finches in my cage, they have all coupled off, and i have noticed over the last couple of days that 2 of my zebra finches keep sitting in one of ...
Female finch Attacke its male finch
Hello, Today I bought a pair of finches and the breeder ensured it's a male and a Female. However back home they got into their cage. Had a bath and were adapting very well to their new environment. Now about ...
Parrots and Chickens
I want to get chickens but have parrots. Can you safely have both with Avian Flu being so bad now ...
Dove pair is not laying eggs
i have one pair of diamond dove and they are 2 years old. couple of months ago female laid one egg but that was infertile after that she still sitting in nest but not laying anymore eggs. please advise ...
