The History and Evolution of Aviculture

Keeping birds as pets dates back to thousands of years. Domesticated pigeons were first depicted in pictographical writing on clay tablets in the Mesopotamian period dating back to 5,000 years ago.

Aviculture to the Rescue : Birds Saved from Extinction 

Aviculture has played a crucial role in preventing the extinction of some of the world’s rarest birds. Through dedicated captive breeding programs, careful management, and reintroduction efforts, dozens of species have been saved from the brink of extinction.

Budgerigars : The Colour Revolution

by Don Burke

2024,  368pp,   ISBN: 9781760796105

Budgerigars are widely recognized as the most popular pet birds worldwide and Budgerigars The Colour Revolution is written by a man who has kept and bred budgerigars since 1956. That is over 60 years of hands-on experience!

Kolibris – Flying Gemstones

One of the best books I have ever read and also one of my favorites is Kolibris – Fliegende Edelsteine (Hummingbirds – Flying Gemstones) by Walter Scheithauer.

The Eclectus Parrot

by Dr. Rob Marshall & Tailai O’Brien

2025,  742pp,   ISBN: 9780646710747

Have you ever read a book where you’re given the option to rate it on a scale from 1 to 10, but you feel like even a 10 isn’t enough? Well, this is that book!

The Eclectus Parrot by Dr. Rob Marshall & Tailai O’Brien is the result of twenty years of solid research and over forty years of meetings with experts, including aviculturists and behavior ecologists.

Pigeons and Doves in Australia

by Joseph M. Forshaw & William T. Cooper

2015,  332pp,   ISBN: 9780643096332

Magnificent should be a word given to Pigeons and Doves in Australia if you have to review this book in a one word.

It has tons of information on all 37 species (extant, extinct, introduced, vagrants) of pigeons and doves in Australia including the 14 endemic species.