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Samples for myostatin study
Many of you may know the “long feathered” or “standard” type Agapornis roseicollis. These birds are larger than the “normal” A. roseicollis and are highly
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Researchers at Powdermill Nature Reserve observe rare gynandromorph bird
Researchers at Powdermill Nature Reserve observe rare gynandromorph bird containing both male and female characteristics [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 28, 2020] — Researchers at Powdermill Nature
Lectures / Webinars
Due to the corona crisis, we were forced to cancel all scheduled lectures from March 2020 and it does not look like this situation will
Birds of the Tres Marías archipelago
The Tres Marías archipelago off western Mexico, is currently considered to have 24 endemic subspecies of landbirds. In a recent paper [1], Héctor Gómez de
Archive articles
We updated our database with our articles published in Australian Birdkeeper. More info: https://www.ogvzw.org/archive/
Sapphire added to our list of colour mutations in genus Agapornis
Based on the results of several test matings with sapphire Agapornis fischeri, we believe we can consider the sapphire mutation as a basic mutation in
Have cockatiels or Agapornis species parents crop milk as pigeons have?
I am afraid not. Crop milk is a semi-solid, crumbly excretion high in fat and protein that some bird species feed to baby birds during
Results analysis blue2 feathers
As mentioned in our post of July 2th (You can read it here) we examined feathers of pure bred blue2 Agapornis fischeri and Agapornis personatus.
Beak colour canus – Snavelkleur canus
Ornitho-genetics is currently looking into the beak colour of Agapornis canus. At the BVA Masters of 2012 judges noticed birds with a horn coloured beak