{"topic_id":"evidence_exotic_parrot_psittacine_nutrition","category":"evidence","context":"---\ntopic_id: evidence_exotic_parrot_psittacine_nutrition\ncategory: evidence\ntitle: \"Pet parrot / psittacine bird — diet & nutrition — representative studies (Europe PMC)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Europe PMC REST search (europepmc.org), query '(parrot OR psittacine OR budgerigar) AND (diet OR nutrition OR feeding)', 3805 hits, pulled 2026-07-22\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_evidence_exotic_parrot_psittacine_nutrition_2026-07-22.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-22\ntokens_estimated: 260\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 30\n  passed: 30\n  date: 2026-07-22\n---\n\n# Pet parrot / psittacine bird — diet & nutrition — representative studies (Europe PMC)\nSource: Europe PMC REST search, query \"(parrot OR psittacine OR budgerigar) AND (diet OR nutrition OR feeding)\", 3805 hits (2026-07-22). 6 representative studies below (filtered for species + nutrition relevance).\n\n1. PMID 42339789 — A Survey of Environmental Enrichment Practices from Guardians of Companion Parrots. (Journal of applied animal welfare science : JAAWS, 2026). Abstract (opening): Parrots are among the most popular pets, yet few studies have examined how guardians provide their birds with environmental enrichment (EE). This study described common EE practice\n2. PMID 42221949 — Behavioral assessment of blue-fronted Amazon parrots ( (Frontiers in veterinary science, 2026). Abstract (opening): This study aimed to identify behavioral changes in three blue-fronted Amazon parrots ( All parrots received injections of 0.1 mL of 8% monosodium urate monohydrate (MUM) solution i\n3. PMID 42147779 — PsittaWel: A welfare assessment tool for companion parrots. (Animal welfare (South Mimms, England), 2026). Abstract (opening): While parrots are popular companion animals, many experience significant welfare challenges, often resulting from not fulfilling their behavioural, environmental, and social needs.\n4. PMID 39422129 — Metagenomic Detection of Multiple Viruses in Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus) in Australia. (Veterinary medicine and science, 2024). Abstract (opening): Birds are known to harbour many pathogens, including circovirus, herpesviruses, adenoviruses and Chlamydia psittaci. Some of these pose zoonotic risks, while others, such as beak a\n5. PMID 42302005 — A Review of Dietary and Nutritional Supplements Used to Promote Cardiovascular Health. (Journal of avian medicine and surgery, 2026). Abstract (opening): Cardiovascular disease is frequently diagnosed in birds that are presented to veterinary hospitals, and atherosclerosis is a common cardiovascular condition identified in postmorte\n6. PMID 38578455 — Prevalence, genotypes, and infection risk factors of psittacine beak and feather disease virus and budgerigar fledgling disease virus in captive birds in Hong Kong. (Archives of virology, 2024). Abstract (opening): Psittacine beak and feather disease virus (PBFDV) and budgerigar fledgling disease virus (BFDV) are significant avian pathogens that threaten both captive and wild birds, particula\n\nNote: study selection and synthesis are left to the API consumer; this topic only surfaces primary sources with verbatim abstract openings.\n\nSource text: `pdf-raw/evidence/europepmc_evidence_exotic_parrot_psittacine_nutrition_2026-07-22.txt` (Europe PMC REST + PubMed efetch, 2026-07-22).\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":260,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}