Caiques

Rosemary Low

The Pionus are a group of seven small to medium-sized parrots from South and Central America, including such avicultural favorites as the Blue-headed and Maximilian’s Parrot.  Writing from personal experience of every species, Rosemary Low covers all aspects of their care and breeding.  The chapters describe Care and Housing, Diet and Nutrition, Breeding, Pets, Health Care and Life in the Wild.  These are followed by species profiles, with information under the headings of Distinguishing Features, Immature Plumage, Aviculture and Countries of Origin.  A distribution map is shown for each species.

Only information totally relevant to Pionus is found within these pages, based on the author’s experience and that of other breeders and pet keepers.  All but one of the excellent photographs were taken by the author, mostly of birds in her care and of their young.  Rosemary Low started to keep Pionus in the late 1960s and has always had a great interest in this group of parrots, known for their wide range of plumage colors.

This page was last updated on 07/25/2008

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