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. 2013 Jun 25;3:2066. doi: 10.1038/srep02066

Table 1. List of parrots in which semen collection was attempted. Group 1 represents paired and sexually active males in which successful semen collection was expected, as they have previously produced fertile clutches. Group 2 represents single housed or sexually inactive males or birds which had previously produced infertile clutches, so successful semen collection was not expected.

Species Attempts of semen collection Successful semen collection    
Total Total Group 1 Group 2
Cacatua leadbeateri 1 1 0 1
Cacatua haematuropygia 11 11 1 10
Cacatua sulphurea sulphurea 1 1 0 1
Cacatua sulphurea citrinocristata 1 1 0 1
Cacatua sulphurea abbotti 1 1 0 1
Cacatua alba 1 0 0 1
Cacatua galerita galerita 4 4 0 4
Cacatua pastinator 1 1 0 1
Cacatua tenuirostris 2 1 0 2
Cacatua ducorpsii 1 1 0 1
Cacatua sanguinea sanguinea 1 1 0 1
Cacatua goffini 2 1 0 2
Cacatua ducorpsii 1 1 1 0
Cacatua opthalmica 1 1 0 1
Cacatua moluccensis 1 1 1 0
Calyptorhynchus magnificus banksii 2 2 0 2
Calyptorhynchus funereus funereus 1 1 0 1
Calyptorhynchus funereus latirostris 5 5 4 1
Callocephalon fimbriatum 4 4 0 4
Eolophus roseicapilla 1 1 0 1
Nymphicus hollandicus 1 1 1 0
Probosciger aterimus aterimus 2 2 0 2
Probosciger aterimus goliath 1 1 0 1
Cockatoos total: 47 44 Success rate: 93.6%
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus 3 3 3 0
Anodorhynchus leari 2 1 1 1
Ara ambiguus 3 2 1 2
Ara chloropterus 7 5 4 3
Ara glaucogularis 9 4 3 6
Ara militaris militaris 1 1 0 1
Ara nobilis cumanensis 2 1 0 2
Ara severus 1 0 0 1
Dipsittaca nobilis nobilis 1 0 0 1
Primolius auricollis 1 0 0 1
Ara ararauna 2 0 0 2
Ara macao 1 0 0 1
Ara rubrogenys 1 0 0 1
Cyanopsitta spixii 4 3 0 4
Primolius couloni 6 4 2 4
Macaws total: 44 24 Success rate: 54.5%
Amazona guildingii 3 3 1 2
Amazona pretrei 32 24 2 30
Amazona vinacea 3 2 1 2
Amazona xantholora 6 4 0 6
Amazona rhodocorytha 2 1 0 2
Amazona brasiliensis 1 1 1 0
Amazona albifrons nana 1 1 0 1
Amazona tucumana 4 4 1 3
Amazona amazonica 1 1 0 1
Amazona finschii 2 2 0 2
Amazona viridigenalis 3 3 2 1
Amazona barbadensis 1 1 0 1
Amazona ochrocephala oratrix 1 0 0 1
Amazona ochrocephala xatholaema 1 0 0 1
Amazona auropaliata 1 0 0 1
Amazona mercenaria 1 0 0 1
Amazona leucocephala 1 0 0 1
Amazona festiva festiva 1 0 0 1
Amazona dufresniana 3 1 0 3
Amazona farinosa guatemalae 1 1 0 1
Amazona farinosa virenticeps 1 1 1 0
Amazona festiva bodini 8 3 3 5
Amazona autumnalis lilacina 7 5 1 6
Amazona autumnalis autumnalis 9 7 1 8
Amazona ventralis 1 1 1 0
Alipiopsitta xanthops 2 2 0 2
Amazons total: 97 68 Success rate: 68.7%
Eos histrio 2 2 1 1
Eos squamata squamata 1 0 0 1
Eos squamata riciniata 1 1 0 1
Chalcopsitta sintilata 2 1 0 2
Chalcopsitta atra 1 1 0 1
Charmosyna papou 2 2 0 2
Charmosyna pulchella 1 1 0 1
Chalcopsitta cardinalis 1 0 0 1
Glossopsitta concinna 1 1 1 0
Lorius lory 2 1 0 2
Lorius garrulus flavopalliatus 1 1 0 1
Lorius chlorocercus 1 1 1 0
Loriculus philippensis 1 0 0 1
Oreopsittacus arfaki 2 0 0 2
Trichoglossus haematodus deplanchii 1 1 1 0
Trichoglossus haematodus capistratus 3 3 0 3
Trichoglossus euteles 1 1 0 1
Trichoglossus haematodus rosenbergii 2 0 0 2
Pseudeos fuscata 2 1 1 1
Vini australis 1 1 0 1
Lorys total: 29 19 Success rate: 65.5%
Eclectus roratus roratus 1 1 0 1
Eclectus roratus vosmaeri 1 1 0 1
Eclectus roratus salomonensis 6 6 2 4
Eclectus roratus polychloros 13 12 13 0
Eclectus roratus aruensis 1 1 1 0
Tanygnathus lucionensis 4 4 1 3
Tanygnathus sumatranus 3 3 1 2
Tanygnathus/Eclectus total: 29 28 Success rate: 96.6%
Agapornis lilianae 1 1 0 1
Agapornis taranta 2 1 0 2
Agapornis roseicollis 1 0 0 1
Alisterus amboinensis amboinensis 1 1 0 1
Alisterus c. moszkowski 1 1 0 1
Aratinga pertinax pertinax 2 1 1 1
Aratinga pertinax surinama 1 1 1 0
Aratinga solstitialis 1 1 0 1
Aratinga cactorum 1 1 0 1
Aratinga wagleri minor 3 1 0 3
Aratinga rubritorquis 1 0 0 1
Aratinga erythrogenys 1 0 0 1
Aratinga holochlora 1 0 0 1
Aratinga acuticaudata 2 0 1 1
Aratinga leucopthalmus 1 0 0 1
Aratinga wagleri 1 0 0 1
Barnardius zonarius semitorquatus 1 1 0 1
Brotogeris chrysopterus tuipara 1 1 0 1
Brotogeris cyonoptera gustavi 1 1 1 0
Brotogeris cyanoptera 1 0 0 1
Caracopsis nigra 1 0 0 1
Cyanoliseus patagonus 1 1 0 1
Deroptyrus accipitrinus 2 1 0 2
Forpus conspicitatus 1 0 0 1
Guaruba guarouba 2 1 0 2
Nestor notabilis 2 2 0 2
Psittacula chaltorpae 3 2 0 3
Psittacula derbiana 1 1 0 1
Psittacula himalayana 1 1 0 1
Psittacula krameri krameri 1 1 0 1
Psittacula eupatria siamensis 1 0 0 1
Psittacula alexandrii 2 0 0 2
Psittacus erithacus erithacus 5 0 0 5
Psittacus timneh 9 4 4 5
Pionopsitta pileata 7 5 0 7
Pionus maximiliani 3 0 0 3
Pionus menstruus 1 0 0 1
Pionitis leucogaster leucogaster 2 0 0 2
Platycercus elegans 1 0 0 1
Platycercus adelaide 1 1 0 1
Poicephalus robustus fuscicollis 1 1 0 1
Poicephalus meyeri 1 1 1 0
Poicephalus senegalus mesotypus 1 1 0 1
Poicephalus rueppeli 2 1 0 2
Poicephalus rufiventris 3 0 0 3
Poicephalus senegalus 1 0 0 1
Poicephalus guielmi 1 0 0 1
Psephotus h. haematogaster 1 1 0 1
Psittrichas fulgidus 1 1 0 1
Purpureicephalus spurius 1 0 1 0
Pyrrhura cruentata 2 1 0 2
Pyrrhura picta roseifrons 1 1 0 1
Pyrrhura leucotis emma 1 1 0 1
Pyrrhura hoffmanni gaudens 2 2 0 2
Pyrrhura melanura souancei 2 2 1 1
Pyrrhura rupicola rupicola 1 1 0 1
Pyrrhura perlata perlata 1 1 0 1
Pyrrhura molinae restricta 1 0 1 0
Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha 1 0 0 1
Triclaria malachitacea 1 0 0 1
Others total: 98 47 Success rate: 48.0%
(total species: 151) (total n = 288) (total n = 230) (total success rate 79.9%)