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Talkative cockatoos, colourful parrots and affectionate sun parakeets are...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEADIN: \u003cbr/\u003e              An Indian aviary has been awarded a Guinness World record for having the largest number of different bird species in one place. \u003cbr/\u003e              Talkative cockatoos, colourful parrots and affectionate sun parakeets are among the 2000 birds on show at the Shuka Vana or parrot park in India's southern Mysore city.  \u003cbr/\u003e              STORYLINE: \u003cbr/\u003e              A white cockatoo greets visitors with a friendly \"hello\" at the Shuka Vana, or parrot park, near India's southern Mysore city.   \u003cbr/\u003e              It's just one of thousands of birds - from 468 species - who call this specially built aviary home. \u003cbr/\u003e              Here, exotic breeds like parrots, sun parakeets, and macaws are looked after by Dr. Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji. \u003cbr/\u003e              The Hindu spiritual leader is an avid bird lover and conservationist and is the driving force behind the aviary.  \u003cbr/\u003e              Sun parakeets, which flock to Swamiji at feeding time, are currently endangered in their native Latin America, facing a loss of habitat due to poaching by the pet trade, according to the IUCN. \u003cbr/\u003e              Swamiji started a rehabilitation home for a few injured birds in 2012 and it has now grown to what it is today. \u003cbr/\u003e              The more than 50-metre high walk-through aviary now covers more than one and a half acres.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I visited many bird sanctuaries around the globe to understand their diet, special requirements and designed this uniquely for birds to live in controlled natural environment,\" Swamiji explains. \u003cbr/\u003e              This paradise for exotic birds is also home to African grey parrots, lorikeets, Amazon parrots mostly from South America, Australasia, Solomon Islands and the Philippines.\u003cbr/\u003e              They are fed a mix of fruits, sprouts, vegetables, nuts, sweet corn and sugarcane.\u003cbr/\u003e              Over the years, the number of birds in the aviary has grown to over 2,000, including many rescued by Swamiji's followers across India and brought to Mysore.\u003cbr/\u003e              Swamiji (also spelt swami, meaning a Hindu male religious teacher) uses his affinity with the birds to train many of the parrots to talk and interact with visitors.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Parrots learn by mere listening. For instance, Veda (Hindu scriptures) students chant mantras, birds mimic mantras in similar rhythm and tune. Few learn from conversations of visitors,\" he says, adding that the birds are \"quick learners.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              In May, the parrot park made it into the Guinness World Records for having the largest number of bird species in an aviary - 468. \u003cbr/\u003e              The place is popular with tourists and families bring children to educate them about the diversity of bird species and their place in the ecosystem.\u003cbr/\u003e              Swamiji is also keen to create awareness about the need to protect the birds and conserve their natural habitat. \u003cbr/\u003e              A. Krishnapillai, a visitor from the Southern Indian city of Chennai says the aviary allows people to see many endangered bird species.\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We have learnt in books only but we are not witnessed physically… only here only these endangered birds, maybe we have read some books (that) these birds are endangering in the world, we are unable to see those.  But I don't know… this Guruji ( Swamiji's ) farm is very fantastic.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              A medical rehabilitation centre within the complex treats sick and injured birds. \u003cbr/\u003e              Newly arrived birds are initially kept in quarantine before being transferred to the park, explains animal medic Dr. Dasari Sri Lakshmi. \u003cbr/\u003e              \"We quarantine and observe them in case they have any of the diseases or any of the other problems. It is diagnosed, we have a diagnostic lab and other unit to diagnose it and after diagnosing it, the veterinarian would treat them properly and only after the treatment of bird is completed, only then we move them to the Shuka Vana proper aviary\". \u003cbr/\u003e              Swamiji, who calls himself a healer rather than a collector of rare birds, hopes the visitors come not just to enjoy the spectacle but go back better-informed about this beautiful creatures. \u003cbr/\u003e              These colourful Eclectus parrots, a red female and green male are the same species and illustrate the most striking example of sexual dimorphism (different physical characteristics between male and female birds) amongst parrots.\u003cbr/\u003e            \u003cbr/\u003e\u003cbr/\u003e              Mysore, Karnataka - 6 Oct 2017\u003cbr/\u003e              1. Mid of a white Umbrella cockatoo saying \"Hello\"\u003cbr/\u003e              2. Close of another cockatoo\u003cbr/\u003e              3. Close of a green parrot\u003cbr/\u003e              4. Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji walking into enclosure for sun parakeets\u003cbr/\u003e              5. Mid of birds - Solomon eclectus parrots, the female is red and the male green\u003cbr/\u003e              6. Swamiji surrounded with birds\u003cbr/\u003e              7. Various of Swamiji feeding the birds\u003cbr/\u003e              8. Mid shot (from left to right) of Galah cockatoo (pink), Burrowing parrot (green) and Scarlet macaw\u003cbr/\u003e              9. SOUNDBITE (Kannada) Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, Conservationist:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"I visited many bird sanctuaries around the globe to understand their diet, special requirements and designed this uniquely for birds to live in a controlled natural environment. Many school children visit Shuka Vana (parrot park) as part of their education and awareness programs. I wish everyone would take delight in watching the colourful feathered friends as a visual treat.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              10. Mid shot of a Blue-and-gold macaw flying towards Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji \u003cbr/\u003e              11. Close shot of Swamiji feeding the bird\u003cbr/\u003e              12. Close shot of a Scarlet macaw \u003cbr/\u003e              13. Various of Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji with cockatoos \u003cbr/\u003e              14. Wide of birds in enclosure\u003cbr/\u003e              15. Mid shot of Swamiji feeding \"Macaws\" \u003cbr/\u003e              16. Close shot of Swamiji feeding a Chattering lory \u003cbr/\u003e              17. A line of Macaws\u003cbr/\u003e              18. Mid shot of Swamiji feeding papaya to Pesquet's parrots\u003cbr/\u003e              19. Various of Pesquet's parrots eating papaya\u003cbr/\u003e              20. SOUNDBITE (Kannada) Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji, Conservationist:\u003cbr/\u003e              \"Parrots learn by mere listening. For instance, Veda (Hindu scriptures) students chant mantras, birds mimic mantras in similar rhythm and tune. Few learn from conversations of visitors. Birds at Shuka Vana (parrot park) are trained without any constraint or strict training. Instead of compelling them to learn something we want, I prefer selecting few required words from what they learn and repeat them to enhance their learning skills. I only try to teach two syllable words \"Rama\" and \"Datta\". I'm learning from them, they grasp few sounds and words making them quick learners.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              21. Mid shot of \"Scarlet macaw\" and \"Great military macaw\"\u003cbr/\u003e              22. Close shot of the Guinness World Record Certificate for most bird species in an aviary\u003cbr/\u003e              23. Mid shot of Swamiji in his office\u003cbr/\u003e              24. Various of visitors taking photographs and posing with birds\u003cbr/\u003e              25. Various of visitors looking at birds\u003cbr/\u003e              26. Close of bird \u003cbr/\u003e              27. SOUNDBITE (English) A. Krishnapillai, Visitor from Chennai\u003cbr/\u003e              \"We have learnt in books only but we are not witnessed physically… only here only these endangered birds, maybe we have read some books (that) these birds are endangering in the world, we are unable to see those.  But I don't know… this Guruji ( Swamiji's ) farm is very fantastic.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              28. Wide of Dr. Dasari Sri Lakshmi examining Galah cockatoo\u003cbr/\u003e              29. Close of bird standing on one leg\u003cbr/\u003e              30. Bird being fed medicines mixed with food\u003cbr/\u003e              31. Dr. Dasari Sri Lakshmi talking to Umbrella cockatoo\u003cbr/\u003e              32. Exterior of the bird hospital\u003cbr/\u003e              33. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr. Dasari Sri Lakshmi, Aviary medical worker ++audio as incoming++ \u003cbr/\u003e              \"Like the bird when it comes over to us in the aviary, we first quarantine them, isolate them, observe them because birds can carry any of the diseases which are commonly prevailing. So for that reason we quarantine and observe them in case they have any of the diseases or any of the other problems. It is diagnosed, we have a diagnostic lab and other unit to diagnose it and after diagnosing it, the veterinarian would treat them properly and only after the treatment of bird is completed, only then we move them to the Shuka Vana proper aviary.\"\u003cbr/\u003e              34. 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