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New articles and what is ahead

17/11/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele General 3 comments

In the upcoming December 2025 issue of the BVA-International digital magazine, I will publish three new articles on: Agapornis fischeri

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Gouldian finch

10/11/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele General

This weekend, after three years, we once again met (online) with a group of specialized enthusiasts and researchers from Europe,

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Cognitive Abilities in Agapornis roseicollis

26/10/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele General

In a recent experiment with 28 Agapornis roseicollis, researchers investigated how well these small parrots could learn to associate symbols

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NEORNILAB New DNA test available

23/10/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele General
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Fraudulent Messages

22/10/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele General

In recent months, we have received several reports from bird enthusiasts who were contacted by e-mail by individuals claiming to

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Vogelinfo het gratis online magazine

08/10/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele General

Dit gratis maandelijks (Nederlandstalig) ornithologsich magazine verschijnt steeds de eerste van elke maand. Geen lidmaatschap, geen inschrijving nodig. Geef toe

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Last copy lovebird compendium

30/09/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele General

The last copy of the lovebird compendium sold and was sent to South Africa today. Only a few copies of

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Feathers redfactor Agapornis fischeri

29/09/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele General

We are very close to finding the answer to which gene is responsible for the ‘red factor’ in Agapornis fischeri,

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Article on aqua Agapornis fischeri

20/09/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele General

Over the past few months, we’ve received many questions about the aqua Agapornis fischeri. That’s why we’re sharing our first,

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FAQ: Is it possible for a color mutation once it has been introgressed into another species to look different than in the original species

25/08/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ, General

FAQ: Is it possible for a color mutation, once it has been introgressed into another species, to look different than

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Feathers misty and slaty Agapornis fischeri

08/07/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele General

For our DNA research, we are looking for feathers of: Agapornis fischeri: misty and slaty (can be in combination with

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Genomes of all nine lovebird species sequenced

25/06/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele General

Good news: scientists sampled the full genomes of all nine lovebird species (genus Agapornis) from wild populations. Now this info

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FAQ: homozygote Aqua-Blue2

19/06/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele FAQ, General

FAQ: What is the outcome from Opaline AquaBlue2 x opaline AquaBlue2 and can we breed an ‘homozygote aqua-blue2’ from this

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On request: article dated 2010 on ‘red’ Agapornis fischeri

25/05/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele Articles - Artikels, Articles UK, General

In 2010 Frans Mulder entered 4 ‘red’ Agapornis fischeri in the BVA Masters. This article was published in the Dutch

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New articles in the upcoming BVA-International magazine of June

23/05/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele General

In the upcoming BVA-International digital magazine from June 2025 I will publish four new articles: An article on slaty blue

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“Redfactor” Agapornis fischeri

18/05/2025 Dirk Van den Abeele General

We are urgently looking for DNA samples  (blood or feathers) from “redfactor” Agapornis fischeri If you can help us, please

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