Aviculture
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Aviculture is the practice of keeping and breeding birds, especially of wild birds in captivity, and including poultry, in controlled conditions, normally within the confines of a cage or an aviary.
Budgerigars and a cockatiel in captivity
Falconry Book of Frederick II 1240s detail falconers
Cockatoo
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A cockatoo is any of the 22 species of parrots belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea, native to Australasia. Along with the Psittacoidea, they make up the
Aviculture
…to keep and breed include budgerigars, cockatiels, finches, macaws, domestic canaries, columbidae (pigeons and doves), loriini (lories and lorikeets), cockatoos, conures, and African grey parrots. Aviculture (ˈā-və-ˌkəl-chər), also known as bird keeping, is the process of keeping, raising, and breeding avians…
Cacatua galerita Tas 2
The palm cockatoo has a strong bill and red cheeks. At 55–60 cm (22–24 in) long and weighing 910–1,200 g (2.01–2.65 lb), it is the largest cockatoo.
Carnaby's black cockatoo with a zoo keeper at Taronga Zoo Sydney, Australia
Pink cockatoo flying at Taronga Zoo Sydney.