The Practical Pionus: Volume 1- Pet Pionus Parrots
Shade, Russ
Publisher: Mindo Press, 2004
ISBN: 0974797103
$41.00 (Includes Shipping to Canada or the U.S.)
If you are like most Pionus parrot owners,or if you are researching a new parrot purchase, you already know how difficult it is to find complete, reliable, accurate information concerning the parrots of this genus.
Pet Pionus Parrots is a groundbreaking addition to Pionus parrot literature. Written by Pionus keeper, breeder, and researcher Russ Shade, Volume 1 contains 300 pages of comprehensive, up-to-date information gleaned from over 10 years of field and literature research. Volumes 2 and 3 will cover even more topics. Topics covered in Volume 1 include:
Species Information .....19 pages
Information about life in the wild ..... 20 pages
Captive Behavior ..... 73 pages
Health ..... 72 pages
Home Environment ..... 40 pages
Nutrition ..... 24 pages
Resources .... 4 pages
Starting Out with a new pet Pionus parrot ..... 20 pages
Plus a bibliography as well as a comprehensive index. No other currently available book covers these topics which are so vital to Pionus parrot ownership. If you are going to purchase one book on Pionus parrots, this is the one to buy!!
Included with the book is a picture CDR which you can view on a personal computer or on most television systems equipped with a DVD player. This CDR is filled with beautiful images of Pionus parrots and is certainly worth the price of the book alone!