Prospects and Rearing Status of Common Pet Bird in Bangladesh

Abstract

The term ‘pet bird’ designates birds housed are with living and breeding in cages or for generations keeping pet birds is a wonderful pastime with a long history and a universal appeal. It is an absorbing, highly satisfying and rewarding interest that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and from all walks of life. Cage birds have many advantages over other animals as pet and there is an enormous variety of birds to choose from with characters every bit as varied as their looks and they are mainly derived from into two orders namely as Passeriformes and Pasittaciforms. The Australian budgies (Melopsittacus undulatus) is the oldest pet bird which was brought from Australia during 1840 by. John Gould first brought from Australia to the UK in 1840. Probably keeping pet bird started in Bangladesh during 1960 and become popular after the independence war in 1971 and this popularity has opened the door for many to make a substantial income, while others have engaged in keeping pet bird as a hobby. In Bangladesh this sector has a promising future which needs industrious work for getting benefitted. So a proper breeding plan with adequate research is necessary for creating market value.