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Birds International provides captive-bred birds to pet lovers, hobbyist, zoos and parks. [1] The company is evaluated to be "the biggest and most successful breeder of exotic birds in the world". It has 20,000 exotic birds at any given time. Most of them are exported to Asia, Europe and Japan. Prices can be high, making Birds International a ...
A male L. p. philippensis eating fruit at Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines. Philippine hanging parrots are usually encountered alone or in pairs, rarely in small groups. [ 9 ] They mostly forage for food in the canopy or middle storeys of forests, [ 9 ] and their diet is composed of nectar and flowers as well as soft fruits such as those from figs ...
Approximately 2,600 of the more than 9,600 bird species in existence are subject to trade, [2]: 3 and 20% of these species belong to the order Psittaciformes (parrots). [2]: 3 In 2009, 3.9% of households in the United States owned birds, which equated to 11,199,000 pet birds in total, [3] and 75% of these belonged to the Psittaciforme order.
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The blue-naped parrot (Tanygnathus lucionensis), also known as the blue-crowned green parrot, Luzon parrot, the Philippine green parrot, and locally known as pikoy, is a parrot native throughout the Philippines and the Talaud Islands of Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat loss and trapping for the pet trade.
The Palawan peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron napoleonis) is a medium-sized (up to 50cm long) bird in the family Phasianidae endemic to the island of Palawan in the Philippines. The spectacular male has a black body with blue marks on the wings, a grayish, finely speckled back and tail with blue peacock “eyes,” white marks on the face, and a ...
The cream-breasted fruit dove (Ptilinopus merrilli) or cream-bellied fruit dove is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is a large and primarily greenish dove with a distinctive red wing patch and cream coloured breast which it was named after. It is endemic to the Philippines found only on the islands of Luzon, Catanduanes and ...
Measuring around 15 cm (5.9 in) in length, it is a smallish, stout parrot with a large bill and stubby tail. The sexes differ in plumage. The adult male is green overall, with more yellowish underparts and a pale blue face and collar and wing primaries.