Birds

Avian Health
Email list group which is focused on general care, disease prevention, and nutrition.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/avianhealth/

Avian Nutrition
Provides the basic guidelines of a birds nutritional needs.
http://www.cockatiel.org/articles/nutrition.html

Avian Vets & Veterinarian Services
Find veterinarians, pet hospitals, tips, and advice. From Birds n Ways.
http://www.birdsnways.com/birds/vets.htm

Baby Bird Science and Medicine
Veterinarian discusses in detail the female reproductive anatomy, the formation of eggs, incubation, hatching, and newborns.
http://www.netpets.org/birds/healthspa/vet/babybird.html

Bathing the Psittacine
Presents the how and why of bathing, proper approach, methods, species specific showering behaviors, water temperature, and winter care.
http://www.netpets.org/birds/healthspa/bathing.html

Bird Health
An Australian veterinarian provides detail on emergency care, signs of illness, feeding, breeding, and hand rearing in the more popular species of pet birds.
http://www.birdhealth.com.au/bird/birds.html

Dairy Products and Birds
Discusses what forms are acceptable to offer to pet birds.
http://exoticpetvet.net/avian/dairy.html

EPAH : Avian Nutrition
Presents dietary requirements of birds including hand feeding diets.
http://www.epah.net/birds/avnnutrition.html

Feeding Finicky Birds
Article discusses methods of breaking seed addictions in birds and converting them to balanced pelleted diets.
http://2ndchance.info/birdlover.htm

Foods Which are Dangerous to Your Birds
Find a list of foods that can harm your avian psittacine.
http://www.cockatiel.org/articles/dangerous_foods.html

The Function Of Vitamin D In Birds
Article discusses the role of this nutrient in bird health.
http://2ndchance.info/birdsvitd.htm

Glossary of Avian External Anatomy
Provides an alphabetical list of technical terms used to describe the structure of the body.
http://www2.ups.edu/biology/museum/birdglossary.html

HotSpot For Birds
Reference section has many informative articles on the health and safety of birds.
http://www.multiscope.com/hotspot/

How to Live With, Feed and Handle Your Pet Bird
Veterinarian workshop that offers one free course covering behavior awareness and other sessions on bird handling for a fee. Also provides training tips. Located in Gainesville, Florida.
http://www.dogcatbirdvet.com

Molt In Birds
Discusses the frequency, what to expect, and nutritional guidelines during this period of feather loss and regrowth.
http://www.2ndchance.info/molt.htm

Parrot Articles
Provides links that cover a broad range of health topics.
http://parrothouse.com/articles.html

Parrot-Parrot
Geared toward smaller birds. Includes articles on avian health, nutrition, toxins, and dangerous toy alerts.
http://www.parrotparrot.com/

Proper Wing Clipping
Find photographs and instruction to correctly trim psittacines.
http://exoticpetvet.net/avian/clip.html

20 Things You Must Know About Nutrition
Learn about the most important facet of pet bird ownership.
http://exoticpetvet.net/avian/20facts.html

Veterinary Practice News - Teaching Clients About the Birds and the Seeds
Article discusses formulated diets for parrot health.
http://www.vetpracticenews.com/vpn/detail.aspx?aid=15686&cid=3874&category=

Wingwise
Information on health, care, illness, injury, well bird exams, diagnostics, systems, the feather donation project, handicapped birds, and a visit to the wild parrots of Tambopata, Peru.
http://www.wingwise.com/