Keeping parrots : understanding their care and breeding / Alan K. Jones.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Parrots and their plumage -- Choosing the right parrot -- Common captive parrots -- Housing inside or out? -- Enriching the environment -- Providing a balanced diet -- Breeding parrots -- As sick as a parrot? -- Grooming and feather plucking -- Behavior and training -- What of the future?

Parrots are considered to be one of the most intelligent types of bird and it is their innate characteristics that have made them popular to keep as pets since the Roman times, although parrot-keeping reached its peak only in the last century.