Psittacus
Catalonia SL

Collaborating entity

Shared projects

APUS APUS

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

EOLOPHUS ROSEICAPILLA

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

ARA MACAO CYANOPTERA

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

NYMPHICUS HOLLANDICUS

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

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

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

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

CISSA CHINENSIS
Development of a gel feed to enable captive Cissa chinensis to express their species-specific green plumage colouring.
PSITTACUS ERITHACUS
«In situ» assessment of the population status of the African Grey Parrot.

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Consorci de
Recuperació de la
Fauna, Illes Balears
Associació Catalana
de Comunicació Científica
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