This page includes care sheets which represent
a wide variety of birds with fairly common care requirements. You can use a caresheet from the
appropriate section for birds within that grouping. However, it is better to use a caresheet for the
specific bird. See the links below to more specific care sheets.
Softbills
This care sheet can be used as a general care sheet for all
softbills. However, individual sheets are preferable.
Finches
or Canaries
Hookbills
This care sheet can be used as a general care sheet for all
parrots, including the macaws. However, individual sheets are preferable.
Softbills
This is the largest of all the bird families. These are perching and
songbirds. Softbills eat mainly fruit, plants, nectar and insects and are
found around the world. Finches and canaries are among the members of this
family, others include birds of paradise, lyrebirds, starlings, wrens, warblers,
sparrows and crows.
Hookbills
There are over 350 species of parrots belonging to various groups. Some of the
most familiar are the budgies, cockatiels, loris, cockatoos, and rosellas from Australia and the South Pacific;
conures, amazons and
macaws from the New World, African greys, lovebirds, senegals and jardines
from Africa and ringnecks from Asia.
