Aviculture 1096709 225915418 2008-07-16T00:15:31Z Mick Blake 6586872 /* Psittaculture */ {{Cleanup|date=July 2008}}{{Wikify|date=July 2008}}{{Refimprove|date=July 2008}} '''Aviculture''' is the practice of keeping and often breeding birds and the culture that forms around it. Aviculture is generally focused not just on the raising and breeding of birds, but also on preserving avian habitat, and public awareness campaigns. ==Types of aviculture== There are various reasons that people get involved in aviculture. Some people breed birds to preserve a [[species]], some breed parrots as companion birds, and some breed birds to make a profit. The truest meaning of aviculture is that described by Dr. Jean Delacour, the most influential individual aviculture has ever seen- "Aviculture - The worldwide hobby of keeping and breeding numerous species of wild birds in captivity to maintain their numerical status in nature with a view of forestalling their extinction by supplying aviary raised stock" ==Avicultural societies== There are avicultural societies throughout the world, but generally in [[Europe]], [[Australia]] and the [[United States]], where people tend to be more prosperous and have more leisure time to invest in such a fascinating hobby. The fist avicultural society in Australia was [[The Avicultural Society of South Australia]], founded in 1928; and now promoted with the name [[Bird Keeping in Australia]]. ==Avicultural publications== Like many hobbies, there are many publications catering to aviculture, books on species as pets, books on breeding, and introductory books for [[parrot]]s and [[softbill]]s. There are also numerous [[periodical]]s, both generalized and specific to types of birds, although they are rarely more specific than "parrot." These periodicals contain articles on breeding, care, companionship, choosing a bird, health effects, and usually several on an individual [[species]] or [[genus]]. Supply companies publish catalogs of products for bird keepers. Their products range from hand-rearing supplies to cages as alarge as a walk-in [[aviary]]. == Sub-branches== ===Canariculture=== From the common name ''canary'' associated with the '''''Serinus canaria''''', a song bird native to the Canary Islands, Madera, and the Azores. This bird has been kept as a cagebird in Europe from the 1470s to the present and now enjoys an international following. The terms '''''canariculture''''' and '''''canaricultura''''' have been used in French and Spanish/Italian respectively to describe the keeping and breeding of canaries for some time, and English speaking canary breeders are beginning to use the term more commonly. ===Psittaculture=== comes from The Psittacinae (Latin psittacinus, from psittacus parrot, from Greek psittakosis{{Verify source|date=April 2008}}) Psittaculture is a word that has been used in the Aviculture community since the early 1970s, to denote people whom specialize in keeping, breeding and conserving psittacines species, also on preserving psittacines habitat, and public awareness campaigns to save wild parrots. It is one branch of the science of Aviculture "Psittaculturist"{Parrot Breeder}is a person whom specializes in keeping and breeding and conserving psittacines species, also on preserving psittacines habitat, and public awareness campaigns of the threats to the ongoing existence of parrots worldwide. As with Aviculture in the sub-branch of Psittaculture you will find four levels of Psittaculture 1. The specialist pet owner whom keep only Parrots as pet some will have dozens of pet parrots 2. The specialist backyard hobbies whom keeps a modest collection of only Parrots and breeds them on a very small scale. 3. The specialist Hobby Farm Breeder who's collection as grown so large that they need to shift out to Rural farms but still as considered a hobbyist. 4. The specialist Professional Parrot Farmer whom derives his/her main income from the breeding & selling only parrots. [[Category:Aviculture]] [[es:Avicultura]] [[fr:Aviculture]] [[it:Avicoltura]] [[pt:Avicultura]] [[ro:Avicultură]] Reference for this information (from Greek psittakosis{{Verify source|date=April 2008}}) <ref>http://www.reference.com/search?q=aviculture</ref>