The Lear's Macaw in Aviculture

An article on the Lear's Macaw in the Avicultural Magazine, the Journal of the Avicultural Society by the Rev. Hubert D.ASTLEY published in February 1907 (Vol. V, No. 4, Pages 111-113).

Entry on the Lear's Macaw in Parrots and Parrot-like Birds in Aviculture published by the Marquess of TAVISTOCK in the 1920s.

Breeding Lear's Macaw (Anodorhynchus leari) at the Busch Gardens (Tampa, Florida) by Ed BISH (Curator of Psittacines)). Published in the Avicultural Magazine 1985 (Conservation Special Double Issue (Vol. 91, pages 30-31).

News on the captive management of the Lear’s Macaw by David Waugh and Matthias Reinschmidt, Loro Parque Fundación. Issued December 2006

"Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation (AWWP) is proud to announce the successful breeding of three critically endangered Lear’s Macaws (Anodorhynchus leari)."  A press release by Ryan Watson, Blue Macaw Coordinator, AWWP, Qatar

" The first sensational breeding of Lear's Macaw in Europe " A press release on breeding successes with the Lear's Macaw  issued by Loro Parque Fundacion on 8th June 2007

Captive husbandry of the Lear’s Macaw at Al-Wabra Wildlife Preservation.  A presentation by Ryan Watson at the 33^rd Annual Convention of the American Federation of Aviculture (AFA), Los Angeles, July 2007 

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