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Mulga Parrot CONSERVATION Kevin Gorman (716) 865-6414 (Psephotus Varius) CONSERVATION SMALL GRANTS Joanne Abramson (707) 964-4380 CONVENTION 1993 by Drew Smith Mary L 1993 COMMITTEES AVIAN RESEARCH William Sager, D.V.M. (508) 486-3101 AFA IN BRIEF (monthly newsletter) Cheryl Jones (509) 226-0611 FAX (509) 326-6725 AVYAWARDS Dale Thompson (805) 252-4871 The CAPTIVE BREEDING SURVEY Starr Kirchoff (616) 327-3399 CITES Jonathan Fink (602) 968-4869 Mulga Parrot CONSERVATION Kevin Gorman (716) 865-6414 (Psephotus varius) CONSERVATION SMALL GRANTS Joanne Abramson (707) 964-4380 CONVENTION 1993 by Drew Smith Mary L. Perry (801) 277-8607 Myponga, South Australia Convention 1993 Speaker Chairman D. Grenville Roles (801) 596-5035 CONVENTION SALES Jack Clinton-Eitniear (210) 828-5306 Also known as Many-colored Parrot, patch on the crown of most males and EDUCATION AND MEDIA SERVICES the Mulga Parrot is a particularly beau­ some females will show a slight de­ Bob Smith (517) 764-5170 tiful medium to small parrot which is gree of this also. The wings, which are ETHICS related to the Red-rumped Parrot and, predominantly green, exhibit a bright Linda Sun (714) 688-4907 more distantly, the Hooded, Golden­ yellow or golden blaze on the shoul­ FINANCE shouldered and nearly, or supposedly, der with the outer or leading edge of Vicki Fletcher (206) 841-2705 extinct Paradise Parrot. Unfortunately, the wing dark to light blue and the LEGAL COUNSEL it is this last species that some individ­ primaries and secondaries dark blue. Gary Lilienthal (617) 345-0770 uals have tried to reproduce, unsuc­ Primary flight tips are black. The LEGISLATION cessfully, by hybridizing Mulga Par­ underside of the bird has a light green Janet Lilienthal (617) 345-0770 rots with either Hooded or Golden­ breast with a bright yellow vent and NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS shouldered. It is likely that the Para­ lower chest surrounding, in most Debbie Clifton (602) 830-4920 dise Parrot is the nominate form, from birds, a bright red or orange abdomi­ PARLIMENTARIAN which the other species developed nal patch. The tail feathers are green Gary Clifton (602) 830-4920 and is, therefore, unattainable through graduating to blue and the bird has a PUBLIC RELATIONS hybridizing, as much as it would be dull crimson strip across the upper tail Cheryle Jones (509) 226-0611 covert to rump area. The eye is dark FAX (509) 326-6725 impossible to reproduce a wolf by cross breeding domestic dogs, the and the bill is dark grey with a silver PUBLICATIONS M. Jean Hessler (714) 548-3133 ancestor from which they originated. sheen. FAX (714) 548-0420 Female: Is distinctive and should Descriptionand Sexing not be confused at all with Red­ BUSINESS OFFICE Mulga Parrots are sexually dimor­ rumped females. Although they have Phoenix Office (602) 484-0931 phic, which is to say the feather color­ a similar olive green color, the Mulga Brenda Traul, ation between sexes is quite different, has many more colors, with notably a Carollnderrienden (602) 484-0931 red shoulder blaze. There is also the FAX (602) 484-0109 thereby allowing simple and obvious visual identification of sexes, from slight red crown in some females, the occasional frontal stripe and definitely WATCHBIRD STAFF prior to fledging and onwards. Jack Clinton-Eitniear/Managing Male: Predominately a light green a bright pastel green abdominal area. Editor (210) 828-5306 bird with a varying degree in depth of Some individuals can exhibit a slight Dale Thompson/Editor (805) 252-4871 color being darker particularly on the degree of dull crimson in the abdo­ Nancy Vigran/Editor (818) 980-4694 Sheldon Dingle/Editor (213) 223-7449 dorsal surface. The cheeks, ear covert men area. M. Jean Hessler/ FAX (714) 548-0420 and throat area have a distinct irides­ Immature: Birds can be sexed Art Director, Production (714) 548-3133 cence and slight aqua appearance in accurately as soon as the feathers on Phoenix Office/Advertising (602) 484-0931 some birds. There is a prominent fore­ the dorsal surfaces have developed or FAX (602) 484·0109 Jack Clinton-Eitniear/ head stripe which can sometimes be enough to give clear indication of Advertising (210) 828-5306 evident in some females although color. The shoulder blaze is not much paler. There is a dark crimson always clear and may show a slight 10 August / September 1993 degree of both colors, red and yellow, in the early stages, most particularly in males. The general body color gives clear enough indication ofsexes in the Commercial same fashion as immature Red­ rumped Parrots, Psephotus haemato­ Members notus. One very important considera­ tion is that young birds, when first Aardvark Imports, Santa Monica, CA Kentucky Down Under, Horse Cave, KY fledged, have yellow bills to some About Birds, Hebron, IL LIM Animal Farms, Pleasant Plain, OH degree. Other than this, immature Absolutely Aussie, Salem, OR Lake's Unlimited, Inc. females closely resemble adult fe­ Algae-Feast Co., Calipatria, CA Lima's Exotic Birds, Woodland Hills, CA males. Therefore, it is worthwhile to American Bird Center, Goulds, FL Living Design Inc., Sioux Falls, SO have the adult female leg rung, as the American Bird Company, Loriidae Production Network, yellow in the bill of immatures can Falls Church, VA Woodlake, CA quickly disappear. And Feathers Bird Studio, Chicago, IL Lowcountry Parrot Jungle, Ravenel, SC If this should occur, the adult female Animal Care Products, Norco, CA Lu-Chow Aviaries, Ft. Lauderdale, FL will be a slightly bigger bird, have Animal Crackers, Greendale, WI Luv Them Birds, Miami, FL older, greyer looking legs and feet and Animal Environments, Carlsbad, CA Lyon Electric Company, Chula Vista, CA the bill should also be darker with the Animal Exchange, Rockville, MD Magnolia Bird Farm, Anaheim, CA silver white sheen more developed. Animal Kingdom, Inc., Chicago, IL Michael Dee Natural History Books, AnimaIi/Tag-A-Long, Lakeland, FL Burbank, CA She will also, no doubt, be a more Avian Kingdom Supply, Inc., Dallas, TX Miramar Animal Hospital Inc., accomplished flier and therefore wiser Avian & Animal Hospital, Largo, FL Jacksonville, FL about the net and how to avoid it. Avic Breeding Research Center Mountain Lake Aviary, Brooksville, FL Immature birds should not be left with Avi-Sci, Inc., Okemos, WI K.K. Muser the adults long enough for immature Bay-Mor Pet Feeds, Cressona, PA Nekton USA, Clearwater, FL males to color sufficiently to make if Bayou Bird Club Inc., Sulphur, LA Nest Box Aviary, Miami, FL difficult to distinguish between the Bayshore Pets, Anchorage, AK Parkwood Animal Hospital, Woodland adult male. Whether you observe it or Bird Country, Lewistown, MT Hills, CA not, in most cases the adult male will Bird-on-a-Stick, Merrillville, IN Parrot Jungle & Gardens, Miami, FL become aggressive towards his off­ Bird-Safe Co., Humboldt, AZ Parrot River, Richmond, VA spring, most notably the males. Birds of Paradise Parrots Plus, Glen Burnie, MD Buy Buy Birdie Exotic Bird Mart, Parrotville Aviaries, St. Clair, MI Distribution Glendora, CA Pets of Wilshire As the colloquial name suggests, the C & F Parrot Farm, Corpus Christi, TX Petvision, Ocracoke, NC Mulga Parrots inhabit low rainfall Carlson Specialty Seed Inc., Plainfield, WI Picture Perfect Parrot, Walton Hills, OH areas such as Mulga scrub, Acacia Corners Ltd., Inc., Kalamazoo, MI Pittman International, Anaheim, CA aneura, Myall, A. sowdeni, Blue bush, Country Critters, Ltd., Medford, NY Pollywood Parrots and Supply, Maireana sp. and Saltbush, Atriplex Creative Bird Accessories, Darien, CT East Point, MI sp., as well as Casuarina/Saltbush Crofton Animal Hospital, Gambrills, MD Gwyn Poor countIy and a large degree of the vari­ Dehesa Valley Bird Farm, EI Cajon, CA Precious Hearts Aviary R.B. Exotic Birds, Thousand Oaks, CA ous Mallee habitats. Generally speak­ Di Vinci Ltd., Las Vegas, NV DRB Bird Ranch, Deming, NM Rain Forest Exotic, Aptos, CA ing, they are an inhabitant of arid to Drs. Katen & Stanley Turner, Hilton Head Collen Richardson semi arid, hot dry climates south of Island, SC Roscoe's Aviary, Seattle, WA the Tropic of Capricorn. They are Fancy Publications, Mission Viejo, CA Roudybush, Davis, CA found often in association with the dif­ Featherwood Farms, Phoenix, AZ Santa Barbara Bird Farm, ferent species of Blue-bonnets over Florida Animal Care Products, Orlando, FL Santa Barbara; CA their range. Blue-bonnets, once F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc., Sinking Schults Bird Farm, Langhorne, PA regarded as Psephotus, have been Spring, PA Sloan's Exotic Birds, Indianapolis, IN renamed as a separate group, genus Greenfield Bird Farm, Solvang, CA Special Diets Services, Witham Essex Northiella, being distinctive from Gulf Coast Exotic Birds, Panama City, FL CM8 3AD England Psephotus in many ways. Hagen Avicultural Research Institute, Sun Seed Company, Bowling Green, OH The sight of Mulga Parrots low Rigaud, Quebec, Canada Sunshine Bird Supplies, Miami, FL down on dead and fallen timber of the H.F. Birds, Oklahoma City, OK Swan Creek Supply-Grumbach Mallee, flitting low over the under­ House of Tropicals, Inc., Glen Burnie, MD Incubators, Saginaw, MI growth or alighting on a saltbush is Hysell Brothers Cage Company, Sun Tammy's Landing, Kernville, CA indeed a memorable sight, difficult to Valley, CA The Bird Shop, Sacramento, CA surpass. All of their colors become JDP Enterprises Inc., Cooper Canyon, TX Tropic Wave, Ft. Myers, FL brilliantly apparent, as if lit up, while JimaNl, Inc., Lee's Summit, MO Urban Bird, New York, NY they are in flight and all the while Kaytee Products, Inc., Chilton, WI Waylyn Enterprises, Onyx, CA uttering a beautiful fluty call quite Kellogg, Inc., Milwaukee, WI West Coast Bird Farm, Chino, CA Zoogen, Inc., Davis, CA different to so :11any parrots. They are, indeed, a gem. Continuedonpage 12 afa WATCHBIRD 11 Nesting remain workable for the parrots. I on both wings, once again maintain­ In the wild, I have observed Mulga have always avoided sawdust or shav­ ing stability.
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