ntroduction: Brent Da Luz is a passionate young South African bird-
breeder. Greg Shaw investigates why he has opted to breed two species which don’t rank highly on most aviculturalists’ wish lists – the Slender-billed Conure (Enicognathus leptorhynchus) and the Amboina King Parrot (Alisterus amboinensis). Brent Da Luz has the kind of enthusiasm that reminds us why we are involved in the conservation of our feathered friends. He’s stepped up to the plate when it comes to preserving