Dr. Dave's Note:
I've been asked what I think are "essential" books. While "essential" can mean different things to different people, at the VERY LEAST, an owner needs as many of the specific breed books as s/he can afford (because different authors give different perspectives......and if any two agree on any one thing, you can bet they're both probably correct about that one thing), and also books on husbandry, nutrition and basic medical care. Below are the books in my library (with one exception, I do not own ALL the specific breed books, nor have I read ALL of them. The specific breed books below are from publishing houses, some of whose breed books I have read and own.).

101 Essential Tips: Caring For Your Pet Bird

The African Grey
(An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet)
Dr. Dave's Note: I own a Grey named "Red" (Go figure). Or, rather, I AM OWNED by a Grey named "Red". This book saved my life......and his!

All About Your Budgerigar
(All About Your Pet Series)

Amazon Parrots
(Barron's Pet Owner's Manual)

Bird Care and Training
An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Owners Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet)

Budgerigars
Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Behavior, and Training (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals)

Canaries
(Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

The Cockatiel
An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet (An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet)

Cockatiels
(Complete Pet Owner's Manuals)

The Conure
An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet (Owners Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet)

Doves
Everything About Purchase, Housing, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, and Diseases : With a Special Chapter on Understaning Doves (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)

First Aid for Birds
An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet (Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet)

The Lovebird
An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet (Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet)

Lovebirds Today
A Complete and Up-To-Date Guide (Basic Domestic Pet Library)

MacAws
Everything About Purchase, Management, Housing, Feeding, Health Care, and Breeding/a Complete Pet Owner's Manual

Mynahs
Everything About Purchase, Acclimation, Nutrition, and Diseases (Pet Care Series)

The Parrot
An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet)

Pigeons
(Barron's Pet Owner's Manual)

The Quaker Parrot
An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet (An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet)

Simon and Schuster's Guide to Pet Birds

The Zebra Finch
An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet (Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet)

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I hope that you will find this information helpful in building and maintaining an EXCELLENT pet reference library. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me. I will post as many of your reviews as I can to this document. As in any forum, I would like to hear from people who like the books AND from those who believe they aren't so good. We'll let the chips fall where they may.

David E. Hammett, DVM
and the Staff of All Creatures Veterinary Clinic, PC