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All issues for 2026

Contents
8/2026
The importance of foraging for psittacines
By Rafael Zamora Padrón
page 308
The status and conservation of the gentle parrots
By Dr. David Waugh
page 316
A life with lorikeets: passion, patience and the art of breeding – an interview with Richard van Kan
By Alena Winner and Richard van Kan
page 298
PBFD – are there any new developments?
By MVDr. Helena Vaidlova
page 312
Bird breeders advertise
By Awiparrots
page 326
7/2026
More seed and less fruit for parrots?
By Rafael Zamora Padrón
page 268
Bird breeders advertise
By Awiparrots
page 288
When Amazon parrots become a lifelong passion
By Alena Winner and Jan Cech
page 258
The most common mistakes in hand-rearing parrots
By Milena Vankova
page 272
Field observations and citizen science boost knowledge of threatened Philippine parrots
By Dr. David Waugh
page 280
6/2026
Cape Parrots between the oceans and the mountains
By Alena Winner
page 216
Helping ‘Ara Manzanillo’ to restore the Great Green Macaw to southern Costa Rica
By Dr. David Waugh
page 238
Necessary adjustments during the breeding season
By Rafael Zamora Padrón
page 226
My experiences with tame and untamed parrots as breeding birds
By Viktor Kosek
page 230
Viktor Kosek answers four key questions on Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
By Alena Winner and Viktor Kosek
page 234
Bird breeders advertise
By Awiparrots
page 248
5/2026
The secret of clay licks
By MVDr. Veronika Trhonova, Ph.D.
page 186
Bird breeders advertise
By Awiparrots
page 206
Successful breeding of Red-and-green Macaws
By Milena Vankova
page 168
The needs of small Australian Parrots
By Rafael Zamora Padrón
page 180
Frozen mealworm larvae as a valuable nutritional supplement for parrots during the breeding season and chick rearing
By Martin Zloch
page 184
How biology, agroforestry, and human attitudes influence Yellow-fronted Parrot conservation
By Dr. David Waugh
page 196
4/2026
The Rose-fronted Conure History and breeding in aviculture
By Rosemary Low
page 139
History in Europe
page 140
History Elsewhere
page 145
A varied diet is important
page 148
Immature plumage
page 150
Breeding
page 150
Status in the wild
page 155
Conclusion
page 155
Acknowledgements
page 155
History in the USA
page 144
Sexual dimorphism not confirmed
page 146
Availability in aviculture
page 149
Pet potential
page 153
Sub-species and distribution
page 154
References
page 155
3/2026
A healthy parrot starts with high-quality food
By Awiparrots
page 106
Preparing the Amazons & Observe the vigor of our parrots
By Rafael Zamora Padrón
page 108
Successful breeding of Blue-and-yellow Macaws
By Jiří Ruský
page 112
Grey-breasted Parakeet reintroductions expand and meet with success
By Dr. David Waugh
page 122
Bird breeders advertise
By Awiparrots
page 130
Nicolas Corne: Cuban Amazons in my aviarie
By Nicolas Corne and Alena Winner
page 97
2/2026
Rosemary Low answers three key questions on Eos reticulata
By Alena Winner
page 54
The importance of the annual breeding summary
By Rafael Zamora Padrón
page 70
Bird breeders advertise
By Awiparrots
page 86
What to do when parrots fail to breed
By Jacobo Lacs
page 58
Experience with cockatoo breeding
By MVDr. Veronika Trhonova, Ph.D., Zuzana and Martin Cern
page 60
Whole-Grain banana cake for parrots
By Lukas Rab
page 74
Recent insights into Great Green and Scarlet Macaws in Costa Rica
By Dr. David Waugh
page 78
1/2026
Longevity in parrots
By MVDr. Pavol Kovacik
page 28
Bird breeders advertise
By Awiparrots
page 44
What’s new at the DEL ISTMO CONSERVATION CENTER Panama
By Alena Winner and Jacobo Lacs
page 6
ANIMAL FOOD – A new sales and distribution hall with 1,600 products for exotic birds 120 km from Vienna
By Anna Racanska and Martin Zloch
page 26
222 fledglings recruited to the Yellow-shouldered Parrot population on Margarita island, Venezuela
By Dr. David Waugh
page 36