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back by mimicking the bird’s calls and actions. This just increases the bird’s excitement and
makes it more prone to attack.

­ Author’s­Note

The author has written the only book strictly about turacos in aviculture appropriately called
Turacos in Aviculture and published in 2012 by Birdhouse Publications. All species and subspecies
are examined, with details of their life in the wild and aviculture. Extensive information about diet,
care, parent-raising, and hand-rearing turacos is covered, including a chapter on hybridizing. A
wealth of turaco information has been published in various magazines and journals. A great
resource is The International Turaco Society, founded in Great Britain in the early 1990s.
The author owns Davis Lund Aviaries, which specializes in softbilled birds, and more pictures
and information about turacos and other softbill birds can be found on the author’s website,
https://dlaviaries.wordpress.com. She would like to make contact with other people that are work-
ing with turacos and can be reached at 541–895–5149 or DLAviaries@ http://aol.com.

­ Acknowledgments

I would like to thank all the softbill aviculturists, past and present, who have so generously shared
their experiences throughout the years. Many thanks to Hannah Bailey from Houston Zoo for shar-
ing turaco protocols and diets. Thanks also to Pat Witman for assistance with diet information.

­ Sources­for Products­Mentioned

Kaytee Exact Hand Feeding Formula and Mynah Diet: Kaytee Products, Inc., 521 Clay St, P.O. Box
230, Chilton, WI 53014, (800) KAYTEE-1, https://www.kaytee.com.
Mazuri bird diets: Mazuri Products, PMI Nutrition International, (800) 227–8941, www.mazuri.com.
Gerber human baby food: Gerber Products Company, 445 Sate St, Fremont, MI, 49413–0001, (800)
4-GERBER.

­ Further­Reading

Davis, K. (2012). Turacos in Aviculture, 246 pp. Creswell, OR.: Birdhouse Publications.
Milne, L. (1994). Touracos. AFA Watchbird 21 (6): 40–43.
Peat, L. (2000). Touracos galore. International Turaco Society Magazine 13: 8–14.
Plasse, R. and Todd, W. (1994). Turaco husbandry at the Houston zoo. AFA Watchbird 21 (6): 34–39.
Todd, W. (1998). Turaco TAG Husbandry Manual, 30 pp. Houston.: Houston Zoological Gardens.
Vince, M. (1996). Softbills, Care, Breeding and Conservation, 278 pp. Blaine, Washington: Hancock
House Publishers Ltd.