AGAPORNIS

BREEDERS

& EXHIBITORS

Board of Directors Chairman

(acting Board until elections) (Founder)

: Marllena Salmones

Vice Chairman: Secretary: Treasurer:

Luis Ocasio (Co-Founder)

Fabio Tarazona (Co-Founderl Marilena Salmones

CommIttees: U.S. Representatlves: Norlh: Annette Howard - howardaj78@yahoo.com South: Dan Easter - easterdl@aol.com West: Brett Mancini - brettm754@gmail.com Forelgn Representatives: al Belgium: Didier Mervilde - didier.mervilde@gmaiJ.com b] UK: Allen Klng - klngcompo@msn.com cl South Afrlca: Mike Perrin - perrin@ukzn.ac.za Standards Arnaldo & Terminology:

RepolIet - arnalys@yahoo.com

CHARTER MEMBERS Fabio Tarazona Marilena Salmones

Welcome to the modern Love Bird club ca lied ... Agapornis Breeders & Exhibltors. We are an up to date modern club catering to the breeders and exhibltors across the world. We have members representing foreign countries who are interested in love birds not only tor breeding but also to compete at a higher level. Agapornis Breeders & Exhibitors evolved trom a group of people who wanted to have a better understanding of a better exhibition love blrd and how to breed to acquire such Standards. It is these members' goals to have the simplicity of a modern era comblned with the knowledge and experience to have a beUer tunctioning club which serves the breeders and exhibitors equally. Time bring changes and many new things which we share with other countries, tag ether we can keep up to date with new genetic information, mutations, Standards tor Show, ways of simplifylng our hobby, toods which make our birds healthier and breed beUer, etc. We are looking forward to a new era of knowledge and exciting shows. We welcome our clubs which have affiliated and wil! have their shows sanctioned by ABE. Our Standards and Terminology Committee had our classlflcations made to be simple and up to date. Our Show Standards were written simple tor our members to understand what to look for in an exhibition bird. Our friends trom the UK Love Bird Society have allowed us to use some of their work and Mr. Jim Hayward has permitled us to use hls origlnal drawings which we are using tor our Standards. We are grateful for Mr. Hayward's kind gesture. In conclusion, we have a great team working together to make this a fun and educational venture. The vision is to educate and promote tunding tor love bird research around the world with many universities doing research with different love bird species and different topics.

Join us!!!! WEBSITE: AgapornisBE.com (coming soon!!!) EMAIL: AgapornisBE@gmail.com

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Chapter Chapter 1: 2: Introduetion Conservation Systematics Biogeography lntetliqence-and Breeding Communication of African Parrots Vasa and Fossil Parrots Biology of African Parrots Biology

Diet and Metabotism Afrcan Longtailed, African Parrots African Lovebirds

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Case Study of the Endangered African Parrots African in Crisis Parrot Action Plan

Cape Parrot

THE AUTHOR
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