Research from Priam Parrot Breeding Centre

Have a look around our facility and its inhabitants.

Priam Psittaculture Centre is an Associate Institutional Member of ARAZPA (Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria) and is a member of ISIS (International Species Information System). Priam Parrot Beeding Centre has established a network for parrot research and in situ conservation since 1997.

A useful document illustrating potential Pathogens for Parrots as viewed under the Microscope from Priam parrot breeding centre.

Is it a native marsupial or is it introduced?  This document helps explain how you can tell which is which.

Download rodent identification guide (pdf)

Various aspects of captive parrot husbandry and management.

Sprouting seed as part of Parrot diets.

Large Parrot Breeding Flights

Using faecal floatation for parasite assessment. 

What to do with Seized Wildlife

AMAZONS.

Blue-fronted Amazon  

Double Yellow-headed Amazon  

Green-cheeked Amazon  

Lilac-crowned Amazon  

Lilacine Amazon  

Yellow-crowned Amazon  

Yellow-naped Amazon  

MACAWS

Blue and Gold Macaw  

Green-winged Macaw  

Hahn’s (Red-shouldered) Macaw  

Red-fronted Macaw

Hatching RFM chick  

Feb 2009  

July 2009  

October 2009  

Scarlet Macaw

Nov 26, 2009  

Nov 15, 2009  

Yellow-collared Macaw

AFRICAN PARROTS

Congo African Grey

Feb 2009  

Jan 2010

Jardine’s Parrot  

Meyer’s Parrot  

Red-bellied Parrot  

Senegal Parrot

Jan 2009  

Jan 6, 2010  

Jan 20, 2010  

Timneh African Grey  

COCKATOOS

Western Long-billed Corella