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Working for bird welfare

3

Years working with and for birds
FROM 2021
Find out more about the Psittacus Foundation
About us

We pursue environmental, conservation, animal welfare, responsible and sustainable aviculture, educational, social and scientific purposes, all linked in one way or another to the world of birds.

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Projects

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Completed
APUS APUS

Development of a complete food for hand rearing common swift chicks.
Started in 2021.
Finished; in process of analysis and interpretation of the results.

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Completed
EOLOPHUS ROSEICAPILLA

Development of new artificial incubation and comprehensive rearing protocols.
Finished; in process of analysis and interpretation of the results.

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In process
ARA MACAO CYANOPTERA

Support for the captive breeding program and reintroduction of this species. Lancandona Forest (Mexico).
Started in 2021. In progress.

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In process
NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS

Update of the protocols of artificial incubation and comprehensive rearing of this species.
Started in 2022. In process.

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In process
PYRRHURA MOLINAE

Development of new artificial incubation and comprehensive rearing protocols of this species.
Started in 2022. In process.

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In process
COMPREHENSIVE REARING MODEL

Development of a new model for the comprehensive rearing of psittacine chicks.
Started in 2021. In progress.

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In process
COTURNIX

Development of a new protocol for neonatal feeding of precocial chicks.
Scheduled for 2023.

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In process
RAMPHASTIDAE

Development of a new protocol for the hand-rearing of chicks of this family.
Scheduled for 2023.

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Scheduled
TAURACO

Development of a new protocol for the hand-rearing of chicks of this genre.
Scheduled for 2023.

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In process
LANIUS MINOR

Development and implementation of a maintenance diet for the captive stock of Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor) at the Vallcalent Wildlife Centre, based on complete food in gel format.

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In process
CISSA CHINENSIS

Development of a gel feed to enable captive Cissa chinensis to express their species-specific green plumage colouring.

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In process
PSITTACUS ERITHACUS

 "In situ" assessment of the population status of the African Grey Parrot.

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