Customer Reviews

The Encyclopedia of Macaws

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If you want some of the MOST beautiful pictures of macaws to ever grace an item in print, this book is for you. Some features include illustrations of extinct macaws, and a discussion of native habitat.

The one complaint I have about this book is the elementary content; add to that the horribly DATED information on diet, behaviour, etc., ...

Still, buy it for the photos alone!

The text is probably a direct translation from German. Has some funny expressions, rarely used in English. The information on classification of macaws is out of date. The same goes for the other information in the book. Too often some irrelevant and not so important historical notes are given, like dates of hatching in some zoos from the last century, or first pairing, etc. There is lack of consistence in dealing with the species description. The book is good for its superb photos. It is also maybe the only one to have drawings of the extinct macaw species. Otherwise, ... nay!

4 Stars for the incrediable photos! Outdated material and it's text appears to be translated from German, but the photos are awesome. The test does get into each Macaw type and their respective geographic information that is interesting, but most any other data should be read elsewhere in a more updated, newer U.S. text.

I bought this book because I had an interest in keeping a hyacinth macaw. This book is very detailed in how to care for the many types of macaws that allowed as pets. And I think this is the only book that in very good details tell you how to care for a hyacinth macaw. I was very happy with my purchase.

I am still stunned with the beautiful quality of the photographs in this book. Worth the price if for no other reason than the way these photos were printed. I've never seen it done like this before. Very unusal method.

This book is spectacular it tells u every thing u need to know about macaws from how they eat to how they sleep,bathe,etc. I really enjoyed this book you really should read it I did.