The next section discusses Black
Cockatoos as Pets which guides the pet owner through Selection, Preparing
a Home and points on what to expect over the first days of
relocating a new pet into the family environment. Other details
include Diet, Taming and Behavioural Problems in companion
birds.
The individual species section features
all the black cockatoo species and subspecies of the genus Calyptorhynchus, the
Palm Cockatoo Probosciger aterrimus and the Gang Gang Cockatoo
Callocephalon fimbraitum. Information on each species includes
their Distribution and Habits in the Wild, Diet, Breeding,
Handrearing and growth charts, Status and Suitability as
Pets in Captivity.
As Neville and Noddy Connors have not had the opportunity to keep the Palm
Cockatoo they approached William Horsfield of
Amazona Birds in South Africa to prepare
this chapter. William has not skimped on his information on keeping and breeding
this grand species.
The final chapter on Health and Diseases was prepared by Dr
Bob Doneley BVSc FACVSc (Avian Health). |
