Aviculture
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Aviculture is the practice of keeping and breeding
birds and the culture that forms around it. Aviculture is generally focused on not only the raising and breeding of birds, but also on preserving avian habitat, and public awareness campaigns.
. Some people breed parrots as companion birds, and some people breed birds to make a profit
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Aviculture
The most modern accurate definition of the word Aviculture is given by Mr Michael A Wetherall.
Aviculture is the practice of keeping birds (Class Aves) in captivity using controlled conditions, normally within the confines of an aviary, for Hobby, Research & conservation purposes.
Some important reasons for Aviculture are: breeding birds to preserve the species because many avian species are at risk due to Habitat destruction and Natural disaster. Aviculture encourages Conservation, provides Education about avian species and includes Research on avian behavior.
The truest meaning of aviculture, was described by Dr. Jean Delacour, the most dedicated, influential, and highly respected individual in the modern history of aviculture.
"Aviculture - The worldwide hobby of keeping and breeding numerous species of wild birds in captivity to maintain their numerical status in nature with a view of forestalling their extinction by supplying aviary raised stock"
s and softbill
s. There are also numerous periodicals, both generalized and specific to types of birds, although they are rarely more specific than "parrot." These periodicals contain articles on breeding, care, companionship, choosing a bird, health effects and usually, several articles on an individual species
or genus
. Supply companies publish catalogs of products for bird keepers. Their products range from hand-rearing supplies to cages as large as a walk-in aviary
.
The oldest Avicultural Society in the United States is the Avicultural Society of America, founded in 1927. The ASA produces a critically acclaimed bi-monthly magazine entitled ASA Avicultural Bulletin. The ASA is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization that focuses on breeding, conservation, restoration and education. Their yearly education conference features notable speakers from around the world.
The Avicultural Society of South Australia (founded in 1928) produces a monthly full-colour magazine called "Bird Keeping in Australia". It deals with all aspects of aviculture in Australia. The ASSA is registered as an educational organization, having the motto: Founded 1928, for the Study, Care, Breeding and Conservation of Birds.
(associated with the Serinus canaria), a song bird is native to the Canary Islands
, Madeira
, and the Azores
. This bird has been kept as a cagebird in Europe from the 1470s to the present, now enjoying an international following. The terms canariculture and canaricultura have been used in French
, Spanish
and Italian
respectively, to describe the keeping and breeding of canaries for some time. English
speaking canary breeders are beginning to use the term more commonly.
psittakos).
Psittaculture is a word that has been used in the aviculture community since the early 1970s, to denote people who specialize in keeping, breeding and conserving psittacines species, also on preserving psittacines habitat and public awareness campaigns to save wild parrots. It is one branch of the science of aviculture.
"Psittaculturist" (Parrot Breeder) is a person who specializes in keeping, breeding and conserving psittacines species, also on preserving psittacines habitat and public awareness campaigns of the threats to the ongoing existence of parrots worldwide.
As with Aviculture in the sub-branch of psittaculture, there are four levels of psittaculture:
1. The specialist pet owner whom keep only parrots as pets, will have dozens of pet parrots.
2. The specialist backyard hobbyist who keeps a modest collection of only parrots, breeds them on a very small scale.
3. The specialist hobby farm breeder whose collection has grown so large, needs to shift out to rural farms. The farm breeder is still as considered a hobbyist.
4. The specialist professional parrot farmer derives his/her main income from the breeding, by selling only parrots.
Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the agricultural practice of breeding and raising livestock.- History :Animal husbandry has been practiced for thousands of years, since the first domestication of animals....
birds and the culture that forms around it. Aviculture is generally focused on not only the raising and breeding of birds, but also on preserving avian habitat, and public awareness campaigns.
Types of aviculture
There are various reasons that people get involved in aviculture. Some people breed birds to preserve a speciesSpecies
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
. Some people breed parrots as companion birds, and some people breed birds to make a profit
Profit (accounting)
In accounting, profit can be considered to be the difference between the purchase price and the costs of bringing to market whatever it is that is accounted as an enterprise in terms of the component costs of delivered goods and/or services and any operating or other expenses.-Definition:There are...
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Aviculture
The most modern accurate definition of the word Aviculture is given by Mr Michael A Wetherall.
Aviculture is the practice of keeping birds (Class Aves) in captivity using controlled conditions, normally within the confines of an aviary, for Hobby, Research & conservation purposes.
Some important reasons for Aviculture are: breeding birds to preserve the species because many avian species are at risk due to Habitat destruction and Natural disaster. Aviculture encourages Conservation, provides Education about avian species and includes Research on avian behavior.
The truest meaning of aviculture, was described by Dr. Jean Delacour, the most dedicated, influential, and highly respected individual in the modern history of aviculture.
"Aviculture - The worldwide hobby of keeping and breeding numerous species of wild birds in captivity to maintain their numerical status in nature with a view of forestalling their extinction by supplying aviary raised stock"
Avicultural societies
There are avicultural societies throughout the world, but generally in Europe, Australia and the United States, where people tend to be more prosperous, having more leisure time to invest. The first avicultural society in Australia was The Avicultural Society of South Australia, founded in 1928. It is now promoted with the name Bird Keeping in Australia. The two major national avicultural societies in the United States are the American Federation of Aviculture and the Avicultural Society of America, founded in 1927.Avicultural publications
Like many hobbies, there are many publications catering to aviculture, such as books on species which include pets, books on breeding and introductory books for parrotParrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
s and softbill
Softbill
The following description has been taken, with permission, from -The term softbill is not a scientific one and has been used, and more often misused, in aviculture for numerous years...
s. There are also numerous periodicals, both generalized and specific to types of birds, although they are rarely more specific than "parrot." These periodicals contain articles on breeding, care, companionship, choosing a bird, health effects and usually, several articles on an individual species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
or genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
. Supply companies publish catalogs of products for bird keepers. Their products range from hand-rearing supplies to cages as large as a walk-in aviary
Aviary
An aviary is a large enclosure for confining birds. Unlike cages, aviaries allow birds a larger living space where they can fly; hence, aviaries are also sometimes known as flight cages...
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The oldest Avicultural Society in the United States is the Avicultural Society of America, founded in 1927. The ASA produces a critically acclaimed bi-monthly magazine entitled ASA Avicultural Bulletin. The ASA is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization that focuses on breeding, conservation, restoration and education. Their yearly education conference features notable speakers from around the world.
The Avicultural Society of South Australia (founded in 1928) produces a monthly full-colour magazine called "Bird Keeping in Australia". It deals with all aspects of aviculture in Australia. The ASSA is registered as an educational organization, having the motto: Founded 1928, for the Study, Care, Breeding and Conservation of Birds.
Canariculture
From the common name canaryDomestic Canary
The Domestic Canary, often simply known as the canary, is a domesticated form of the wild Canary, a small songbird in the finch family originating from the Macaronesian Islands ....
(associated with the Serinus canaria), a song bird is native to the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
, and the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
. This bird has been kept as a cagebird in Europe from the 1470s to the present, now enjoying an international following. The terms canariculture and canaricultura have been used in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
respectively, to describe the keeping and breeding of canaries for some time. English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
speaking canary breeders are beginning to use the term more commonly.
Psittaculture
The word comes from the psittacinae (Latin psittacinus, for parrot, from GreekGreek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
psittakos).
Psittaculture is a word that has been used in the aviculture community since the early 1970s, to denote people who specialize in keeping, breeding and conserving psittacines species, also on preserving psittacines habitat and public awareness campaigns to save wild parrots. It is one branch of the science of aviculture.
"Psittaculturist" (Parrot Breeder) is a person who specializes in keeping, breeding and conserving psittacines species, also on preserving psittacines habitat and public awareness campaigns of the threats to the ongoing existence of parrots worldwide.
As with Aviculture in the sub-branch of psittaculture, there are four levels of psittaculture:
1. The specialist pet owner whom keep only parrots as pets, will have dozens of pet parrots.
2. The specialist backyard hobbyist who keeps a modest collection of only parrots, breeds them on a very small scale.
3. The specialist hobby farm breeder whose collection has grown so large, needs to shift out to rural farms. The farm breeder is still as considered a hobbyist.
4. The specialist professional parrot farmer derives his/her main income from the breeding, by selling only parrots.