Papegaaien kweken: een stukje geschiedenis Door: Bert Van Gils Een aantal onder ons herinneren zich nog de tijd dat de handel en import van wilde
Author: Dirk Van den Abeele
Once more: I don’t have a Facebook account
We regularly receive notifications and questions from enthusiasts to approve their friend requests via Facebook or responses to messages that I would have posted on
Hoe oud worden papegaaien (echt)?
Hoe oud worden papegaaien (echt)? Door: Bert Van Gils Inleiding Papegaaien staan erom bekend dat ze hoge leeftijden kunnen bereiken van soms wel 50 jaar
Farewell my friend
We just received the terrible news that Gerald Van der Linde passed away this morning. Gerald was one of the co-founders of the South-African Lovebird
We updated our info on FAQ: Blue x Blue is Green?
We updated our info on FAQ: Blue x Blue is Green? FAQ: blue x blue = ??? green??
Conservation project BVA4900
Since 2017, BVA-International has a conservation project for pure wild type Agapornis spp. The conservation project includes breeders who are committed to preserving the wild
FAQ: is there a visual difference between blue1 and blue2?
FAQ: is there a visual difference between blue1 and blue2? Answer: I am afraid not. There were rumours / assumptions that blue2 may also produce
Parthenogenesis in Agapornis roseicollis
The article on this particular case was published in BVA-International Journal of April 2009 By Dirk Van den Abeele Ornitho-Genetics VZW MUTAVI, Research & Advice
S.O.S. Swift parrot [Lathamus discolor]
As we announced on this blog in 2014: the swift parrot [Lathamus discolor] is an endangered parrot. And unfortunately the situation has not improved over
Talking lovebirds?
Can Agapornis spp talk? I often get that question. In the past thirty years, I have received only one report that there was a lovebird
Psittacofulvins in blue1 or blue2 feathers?
Blue Agapornis fischeri and Agapornis personatus are considered not producing any psittacofulvins (psittacines) in the feathers. However, we could not ignore the fact that there
Blue-crowned hanging parrot tucking pieces of leaf among throat feathers
Long time we suspected that only Agapornis roseicollis is transporting nesting material between the feathers on her rump or upper tail. But later we also