This informative guide offers expert advice in an easy-to-read format that stands to benefit any parrot owner. Because Amazon parrots can be prone to certain behavior problems, the author employs his parrot behavior expertise to answer some of the most common questions in housing and training a pet parrot. Key points are illustrated throughout the text with full-color photos, sidebars, and tip boxes. A portion of the book is also devoted to discussion of how to locate an escaped Amazon parrot....

An in-depth guide to overcoming common problem behaviors in parrots.

Parrots are among the most highly intelligent creatures kept as pets. They are capable of forming very close and rewarding relationships with their handlers. However, it takes a lot of time on a daily basis to ensure that the parrot is content and mentally stimulated. Otherwise, the unhappy bird may develop a repertoire of problem behaviors, such as biting, screaming and feather-plucking.

In this definitive reference book for the hundreds of thousands of parrot owners, a top parrot behavioral consultant explains how best to keep a captive bird in a domestic environment so that the pet will thrive, and reveals what to do to overcome and prevent problem behaviors.

This authoritative book is organized into the following sections:

Parrots in the Wild

Parrot Biology

Different Types of Parrots

Acquiring a Bird

Understanding Behavior

Training Your Bird

Your Parrot's Home

Preventing and Solving Behavioral Problems -- overcoming behaviors such as biting, screaming, self-mutilation, nervousness and destructiveness

Problem-solving.

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This all-new, highly visual guide is written by a parrot behavior specialist and provides concise yet complete coverage of key subjects like parrot biology, feeding, housing, and training. An invaluable chapter of frequently asked questions offers expert advice on this very popular species of parrot, while the full-color photos, sidebars, and tip boxes deliver the information in an easy-to-understand format. The author thoroughly discusses solutions to various behavior problems as well as advice on finding an escaped African grey....