Aviculture

Aviculture is the practice of keeping birds (class Aves) in captivity in controlled conditions, normally within the confines of a cage or an aviary. Some reasons for aviculture are: breeding birds as a hobby, a business like a zoo, or sometimes for research and conservation purposes to preserve and protect some endangered avian species that are at risk due to habitat destruction, the illegal wildlife trade, diseases, and natural disasters. Aviculture encourages conservation, provides education about avian species, provides companion birds for the public, and includes research on avian behaviour. Popular birds people like to keep and breed include budgerigars, cockatiels, finches, macaws, domestic canaries, columbidae (pigeons and doves), loriini (lories and lorikeets), cockatoos, conures, and African grey parrots.

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Avicultural societies

In the UK, the Avicultural Society was formed in 1894^[2] and the Foreign Bird League in 1932.^[3]^[4] In 1973 Aviornis was created, a bird-breeding association present in several European countries.^[5]

The oldest^{[citation needed]} avicultural society in the United States is the Avicultural Society of America, founded in 1927.^[6] The ASA produces a bi-monthly magazine, ASA Avicultural Bulletin. The ASA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that focuses on breeding, conservation, restoration and education.

The first avicultural society in Australia was The Avicultural Society of South Australia, founded in 1928. It is now promoted with the name Bird Keeping in Australia. The two major national avicultural societies in the United States are the American Federation of Aviculture and the Avicultural Society of America, founded in 1927. The Budgerigar Society was formed in 1925.

The Avicultural Society of South Australia (founded in 1928)^[7] produces a monthly full-colour magazine, Bird Keeping in Australia.

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Aviculture

Aviculture

Avicultural societies

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