Miss Daisy, a Moluccan Cockatoo, has been with us for several months now. When she first arrived her feathers had been self-groomed to little stubs - Daisy's way of handling stress.

Now, her feathers tell of a much calmer and more secure bird. In fact, she's looking so healthy, it's harder for me to find her each time I visit. I look for that cheerful disposition, the little curl in her tail feathers, and a characteristic "chatter" she does while I'm grooming her, saying I'm part of her flock -- an offer to groom me in return. Grooming is part of a social relationship for parrots as well as a health issue.

Please click on the thumbnails below to learn how you can help some special birds have a home for life through our "Virtual Adoption" program! More stories coming soon!

Birds who are now partly sponsored, thank you!

Birds who are now fully sponsored, thank you!

"This is, in a word, a great place and these miraculous creatures deserve no less, but few places can deliver it this well. It is, indeed, 'world class'."

– Stewart Metz (author and Director of the Indonesian Parrot Project), after his visit at the Grand Opening of the Refuge on August 13, 2005.

"The World Parrot Refuge is a true sanctuary where parrots live out their lives in a loving, spacious and happy environment under the guidance of extraordinarily caring people. The many visitors destined to pass through the refuge will come to understand that parrots are not toys or trophies, but beings with needs and emotions as real as our own."

– Rosemary Low (author of more than 30 books on parrots)