THE ECLECTUS PARROT By Dr Rob Marshall & Tailai O’Brien

Dr. Rob Marshall’s much anticipated formative book on the Eclectus Parrot is now available. This pioneering study has taken 20 years to complete and is broadly divided into several sections. 

The first part describes each sub-species and species in detail. and examines the wild diet and breeding behavior of the Australian Eclectus parrot with an applied focus towards companion bird care as well as conservation-based aviculture. 

The next section is co-authored by bird behaviorist Tailai O’Brien and is dedicated to the stewardship of companion Eclectus parrots. It includes comprehensive nutritional and dietary information applicable to a wide variety of frugivorous (fruit-eating) parrot species as well as instructions regarding mealtime preparation, daily routines, and advanced training methods. 

The final sections are directed towards avian veterinarians and curious owners. The causes and treatment for the most perplexing parrot diseases and behavioral disorders are unravelled through an innovative and integrative approach to health. These multifactorial diseases have complex links between nutrition, gastrointestinal motility, reproductive behavior, and feather destruction behavioral disorders. The diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of each of these notable diseases of Eclectus parrots are described in detail. 

With an appeal to a wide audience, this book offers frontier knowledge in avian medicine and companion bird care and is a must have for parrot owners, avian veterinarians, aviculturalists and conservationists.