aviary
Aviary at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna
An aviary ( borrowed from the equivalent French volière , which comes from the Latin volāre for "to fly") is a large cage , primarily for birds, which offers a large free flight space and is made of wire mesh-covered wooden or metal frames or grids. It is a mostly rectangular larger bird shelter in a room, in the yard or garden or on the balcony.
There are several types of aviaries:
- The outdoor or outdoor aviary , it is usually set up in gardens or parks, especially in zoological gardens or bird parks , and consists of a large outdoor part and a smaller fixed shelter. This variant is also becoming more and more popular in hobby breeding, so that the ornamental birds are offered near-natural air and weather conditions compared to purely indoor keeping. In Central European latitudes, however, a subsequent shelter is necessary for most species if they are housed in these enclosures all year round. In southern Europe, or in the subtropical and tropical countries, there is usually no need for a shelter due to the minimum temperatures. In the past, these aviaries were almost exclusively made in-house. Nowadays there are specialized commercial aviary builders.
- the indoor aviary , which does not require a weather-related shelter, but should still provide a place for the birds to retreat . Due to the lack of solar radiation, this variant requires more technology and the like. a. in the form of UV lamps or a lighting system
- the room aviary is usually smaller and made of wood or metal scaffolding. This variant is mainly offered for sale through pet shops.
A built-on or integrated lock allows entry without the residents being able to escape.
A large bird house in zoological facilities is also called an aviarium .
For a planned form of designed cages for keeping chickens see aviary keeping .
Web links
Wiktionary: Aviary - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Commons : Aviary - album with pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Robiller, Franz: bird homes, aviaries and ponds: 23 tables . 5., completely reworked. Edition Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2007, ISBN 978-3-8001-4930-8 .
- ↑ Albrecht, Ernst: Cage and aviary construction: practical instructions . 2nd new edition, new, revised. Ed. Endeavor-Verl, Kirchhundem 2003, ISBN 3-00-011793-8 .