Cage & Aviary Birds

Cage & Aviary Birds is written by bird experts for bird fanciers and is packed with club, show and bird related news, advice, birds for sale and comment. Established in 1902, Cage & Aviary Birds provides a wealth of practical advice and tips from the top names in the bird world, plus opinion, controversy, species and hobbyist profiles and nostalgia.

Voice recordings reveal new honeyeater species

Injured owl lives to fly another day in China

QUOTE of the WEEK

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Traffic noise causes ‘road rage’ in island warblers

Park Life

Controlled fires are shown to help key macaw habitat • Following on from his article in the April 16 issue, DAVID WAUGH of Loro Parque looks at the key work being undertaken to help hyacinth macaws, including observation tourism and habitat management

How I remember Harry

BLUES AND CLASSICS

LARGER THAN STRICTLY NECESSARY?

Editor's Letter

Cage & Aviary Birds

Gail Harland's WATERBIRDS

BLACKBIRDS: well known, little understood • The surprising truth about our lovely blackbird, says BILL NAYLOR, is that numerous aspects of its life go under the radar, even though it lives so much in the public spotlight

The evolution of livefood • In his third and last article about softbill-keeping now and in earlier decades, TERRY KELLY reflects on how product development has changed breeding management for the better

A glimpse into boom time

Kruger NP: to sum up • Following articles in the April 2 and 9 issues, DARREN SEFTON suggests how the majestic Kruger can be visited for surprisingly little outlay. In short – it can be done!

INTELLIGENCE: how birds approach it intelligently • ‘Bird brain’ shouldn't mean the same as ‘pea brain’, explains PAUL DONOVAN, because smart evolution means that a lot more goes on inside the avian skull than we might think

Northumbrian Notes • What's this Austin reports? Multiple pairs of pigeons nesting in the loft? That wasn't in the script – but what's going on with this small breeding nucleus is simply so interesting!

Q&A: canaries • There's always something new to be discovered when you are breeding canaries, and this reader query related to a scenario that DAVE BROWN hadn't come across before

Dysgenics in the canary world • ‘Genetic deterioration in modern populations’ is documented across many species. It should be no surprise that type canaries are among them, says JAY BUNKER

Memories from a special season • Breeding objectives for this year are partly shaped by recent show performance for OLIVER CROWTHER – and here's how his team performed during the 2024/5 season

Club News • Welcome to the club and show pages – the bit that's all about you

Hundreds of canaries on show!

Club roundup

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