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Research Articles
Links to research articles on parrot nutrition, behaviour and enrichment, organised by topic for easier reading.
Recommended Reading
Interesting articles, blogs, stories and projects from around the world.
Downloadable Resources
Practical guides, summaries and planning tools to help you apply what you learn with Flock About Nutrition.
Research Articles
Parrots Eat Nutritious Foods Despite Toxins (PLOS One, 2012) – Study of wild macaws showing how they choose foods that balance nutrients and plant toxins in their natural diet.
Parrot (Psittaciformes) – Diet & Nutrition (Koutsos, Matson & Klasing) – Overview of psittacine nutrition, including nutrient requirements, common diet types and key research references.
Nutritional Levels of Diets Fed to Captive Amazon Parrots (Brightsmith et al.) – Compares common captive diets (seed, produce, pellets, mixed) with formulated diet recommendations in Amazon parrots.
Captive Bird Welfare and Enrichment – Part 2 (AAVAC) – Practical review of enrichment strategies for captive birds and how they affect behaviour and welfare.
Recommended Reading
What We (Don’t) Know About Parrot Welfare (2024) – Review of current knowledge gaps and evidence on welfare issues for parrots in captivity.
What Are the Priority Welfare Issues Facing Parrots in Captivity? (2024) – Expert consensus paper identifying the biggest welfare concerns (including diet, housing and enrichment) for captive parrots.
Environmental Enrichment for Parrots (Rodríguez‑López, 2016) – Summary of enrichment research and practical recommendations for designing better environments for captive parrots.
Downloadable Resources
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