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Australian
Avicultural Facilities
One of the great advantages of attending
the AVES Convention is the opportunity to visit a number of
fabulous private Australian Avicultural Facilities. In taking
the photos, I realized that I had concentrated more on the aviary structures than on
the species within the facilities. I must admit that I
was very surprised at the absolute interest in Neotropical
species that are considered common in collections outside of
Australia. Of course the same is true of Australian species
which are rare in captivity outside Australia such as the black
cockatoos. Demand and interest in the
species did not correlate with rareness or
endangerment status in the wild. A blue and gold macaw, common
in aviculture outside of Australia, was just as highly prized as
rarer species. Below are some examples of the Australian
avicultural facilities that we visited during this trip.
Aviaries
Aviaries
Casuarina
Parrot Gardens
Les
Banks Aviaries
John
Ellis Aviaries
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