Bird Resources

This month’s Lafeber Conservation Spotlight shines on the Txori Foundation, which is preparing a flock of 16 rescued Military Macaws for a historic return to the wild ...

A volunteer-led conservation effort in Guatemala is helping border communities protect scarlet macaws crossing from Honduras ...

Lafeber’s Global Spotlight highlights a powerful partnership in La Moskitia, where indigenous communities and One Earth Conservation race to protect vulnerable macaw nests during breeding season ...

Meet the dedicated team at Peru’s Taricaya EcoReserve working to rehabilitate confiscated parrots and return them to the wild ...

Lafeber's Global Parrot Conservation spotlight takes us to Brazil, where a former garbage dumpsite has been reborn as a thriving sanctuary for green-winged macaws ...

Lafeber’s December Conservation Spotlight supports the Macaw Society and its foster chick program in Peru. Learn how researchers at Texas A&M’s Schubot Center for Avian Health discovered how scarlet macaw chick size and hatch date affected their level of parental ...

Lafeber’s recent Global Conservation Spotlight highlights the Instituto Arara Azul’s efforts to restore habitats and protect breeding populations of Brazil's hyacinth macaws, which have faced set backs due to recent fires ...

This month's Lafeber Parrot Conservation Spotlight explores how climate change affects parrots in Tambopata, Peru. Learn how The Macaw Society's research reveals impacts on breeding success and its efforts to help macaws and other vulnerable parrot species ...

Twycross Zoo in England unites a rare pair of red-fronted macaws, hoping they will bond and mate to help save their critically endangered species ...

Lafeber's latest Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight takes us to Paradise Park, a wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall, UK, that has recently become a refuge for a group of endangered Lear's macaws. Learn more about Paradise Park's conservation efforts that offer hope ...

This month’s Lafeber Conservation Spotlight takes us to Colombia, where the Horizon Conservation Foundation has set its sights on increasing the numbers of Great Green Macaws in two of its native regions. A major initiative is to determine the macaws' ...

The last Spix's macaw sighting in the wild was over 20 years ago. But, thanks to an exciting reintroduction program, this critically endangered parrot is once again flying free in its native habitat. Eight adult Spix’s macaws have recently been ...

Since 1999, The Macaw Society (formally called the Tambopata Research Project) at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has been dedicated to the study of macaws in the wild, with 40 scientific papers and counting. The ...

Rio’s last wild macaw, affectionately named Juliet, is looking for love by visiting the zoo's aviary ...

Unfortunately, the prolonged efforts of conservationists simply aren’t enough to prevent the disappearance of many of our bird species. Recently, eight species of bird were recently added to the "extinct in the wild" list — including the Spix’s macaw ...

Of Mexico’s more than 40 protected biosphere reserves, the Tuxlas region of Veracruz, Mexico, is one devoted to the re-introductions of scarlet macaws back into the wild, with the hope that these majestic parrots will once again thrive in their ...

Crowdfunding on the internet made The Macaw Project documentary possible. Watch it to find out the dangers faced by macaws in the wild ...

Revisit the remarkable story of Presley, the rare Spix’s macaw found living as a pet parrot in Colorado and then repatriated to Brazil to help save his species from the brink of extinction. Presley passed away in 2014 but scientists ...

One of the rarest and most endangered parrots, the Spix macaw, was recently spotted in in its native Brazil. With a population estimated to be less than 100, all of which are in captivity, this exciting discovery of a Spix ...

Knowing what in-home conditions can inadvertently mimic breeding season in the wild can help us lessen or deter hormonal behavior inside the home. Find out how cage placement and the food you offer can affect your bird’s behavior ...

Dr. Susan Orosz takes us on a journey to Brazil’s Pantanal region, home to macaws, Amazons, conures, toco toucans and other birds. This time around, we learn about a special oasis for green-winged macaws called Buraco das Araras. Find out ...

Avian veterinarian Dr. Susan Orosz takes us on her journey to Brazil's Pantanal region, the world's largest tropical wetland and home to myriad species of parrots living in the wild, including the hyacinth macaw ...

Parrots can be categorized according to Old World psittacines and New World psittacines. Are your parrots "Team Old World" or "Team New World"? ...

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 ...

Lafeber bird food provides balanced nutrition that includes foraging opportunities, which helps you offer the best food to your macaw ...