Coturnix pectoralisOther names: Grey Quail, Pectoral Quail.Distribution and HabitatIn the wild state, Stubble Quail are highly nomadic and the population in any one area can fluctuate widely depending on the rainfall that area has received. They are common in eastern and south-eastern Australia and coastal southern region of West Australia...
Spastic Leg Paralysis of Parrots
Spastic Leg Paralysis of Parrots is a disease that usually affects single birds amongst many in an aviary. It has also been called “Barraband paralysis” because Barraband (Superb) Parrots Polytelis swainsonii appear particularly prone to develop this condition. Similar conditions have been seen in a wider range of parrot species however, including...
The Red-capped Parrot
Purpureicephalus spuriousOther Names: King Parrot, Western King Parrot, Pileated Parakeet.Distribution and HabitatThe Red-capped Parrot inhabits the south-western corner of Australia, in close association with the marri tree Eucalyptus calophylla, which provides both nesting hollows and food. The bird’s peculiarly shaped slender, hooked bill is adapted to extracting seeds from the...
The Brown Quail – Coturnix australis
Other names – Swamp QuailLength – 175-2OOmm (6.89-7.87 inches)Adult weight – 65-140 grams (females tend to be heavier).Description – Cock – Upper parts dark brown marked with black and chestnut1 each feather with a central white stripe. Chin and throat light brown. Remainder of underparts lighter brown with black scalloping. Upper breast darken Eyes...
The Blue-winged Parrot
By Gerry Solly DistributionThe Blue-winged Parrot (Neophema chrysostoma) inhabits the whole of Tasmania, the islands of Bass Strait, the whole of Victoria and the South-eastern portion of South Australia. The northern extreme of the range being roughly a line drawn from Gawler in South Australia through Broken Hill in New...
Avian Influenza (also called Bird Flu) An original article
By Josie Pyle The World Health Organization has reported an outbreak of Avian Influenza in birds in Asia. Millions of birds have been infected as have a small number of people, who were infected after close contact with chickens in Vietnam and Thailand. There is no evidence as yet that...