With their rainbow coloured plumage, sparkly beady black eyes and hooked beaks, beautiful birds have been studied, collected, admired and captured for centuries. The bird groups covered in this spectacular gallery include wax bills, weavers and whydahs, canaries and related finches, quails and pheasants, soft bills, Australian parakeets, cockatiels, cockatoos, lories and lorikeets, parrots, and the good old pigeon and dove family. Fully updated to caring for pet birds in the home or outdoor aviary, learn how to select the right bird for your lifestyle, advice on buying, breeding and showing, how to feed and handle your bird correctly, foods and their uses, maintaining your bird's health and how to keep the bird alert in the best condition, common bird diseases and what to do when problems occur.
