What do I have to do to bring my pet bird with me to Alaska?

What documentation is needed for traveling to/from a foreign country with a live pet exotic bird?

All parrots and many other pet birds are regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and the Wildbird Conservation Act.

 

 

If you intend to leave Alaska and travel to a foreign country (including Canada) with such a pet bird, you must obtain a permit from the Service's Office of Management Authority (OMA). Applications must be received by OMA at least sixty days in advance of your travel. Contact OMA at 1-800-358-2104 (toll free). Additional information can also be obtained from the Service's International Affairs Office.

 

If you have lived outside the United States for at least one year, you may import into the United States a maximum of two pet birds per year. Before returning to Alaska or any another area of the United States, you should apply to OMA for a permit to import your bird(s). Again, an application must be received by the (OMA)

at least sixty days in advance of your travel. 

 

When you arrive in the United States with the bird(s), you must present documents showing that you have lived outside the United States for at least a year, that each bird was obtained legally, and that the foreign country where you reside or resided authorized the export of the bird(s).

You must also file a "Declaration for the Import or Export of Wildlife" (USFWS Fm 3-177) at the time of import.

 

For information on whether the above restrictions apply to your pet bird(s), please contact OMA at 800-358-2104, or our Import/Export Office in Anchorage at 907-271-6198. Canaries, budgerigars ("budgies") and cockatiels are exempt from the above permit requirements. 

 

 

 

If you plan on flying directly to or from Alaska to or from anywhere in the contiguous United States (domestic travel), the only documentation required for you pet bird(s) is a health certificate from an accredited veterinarian, as required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

What documentation is needed for travelling to/from a foreign counrty with a live pet exotic bird?

If traveling internationally with an exotic pet bird, federal wildlife laws require a certain documentary requirements.

At the time of importation/exportation, these requirements include:
(1) having a CITES permit and/or a Wild Bird Conservation Act (WBCA) permit
(2) the filing of FWS Declaration form 3-177.

If you are importing the bird into the U.S., a WBCA import permit and a CITES permit issued by the a specific governmental authority in the foreign country where you departed are needed.

If you are exporting from the U.S., a CITES permit issued by the Office of Management Authority is needed. Canaries, budgerigars ("budgies") and a number of other species are exempt from any FWS permit requirment. 

Questions regarding the U.S. wildife permits can be directed to the Office of Management Authority in Fairfax, VA, 
at (800) 358-2104 
or the FWS Import/Export Office (Anchorage, AK) at (907) 271-6198.

Ontario Avian Veterinarians

Ontario Avian Veterinarians:
Association of Avian Veterinarians:  http://www.aav.org
Amherst Veterinary Hospital
Dr. Hester
Scarborough (Toronto), Ontario
(416) 261-3322
Anderson Veterinary Clinic
Jim Holmes
1200 Rossland Rd. East
Whitby, L1N 8H3
Phone: 1-905-666-4004
Animal Hospital of High Park
3194 Dundas St W.
Toronto
Phone: 416-763-4200
Dr Karen Regan  (Owner and over twenty year experience)
Dr Robin Lane (Avian Board Certified)
Dr Jennifer Thompson
Dr Ginger Louws
Bells Corners Animal Hospital
Donald McKiel
326 Moodie Drive
Nepean,
Phone: 613 820-1641
Fax: 613 820-7131
Bowmanville Veterinary Clinic
Wendy Korver
2826 King St. E.
Bowmanville,
Phone: 905-623-4431
Fax: 905-623-1309
Brack Animal Hospital
Darlene House
2621 Howard Ave
Windsor, N8X 3W7
Phone: 519 966-1020
Fax: 519 966-4745
Britannia Animal Hospital
John Valsamis
3755 Britannia Rd. West
Mississauga, L5N 7X6
Phone: 905-824-7387
Burloak Animal Clinic
Dr. Zenker
3060 Lakeshore Rd
Oakville, Ont.
Phone: 905-827-117

Breeders of Cockatoos in Canada

Cockatoo

(Galah, Gang Gang, Glossy Black, Little Corella, Red tailed Black, Salmon crested,  Corella, Sulphur crested, White tailed Black, Yellow crested, Yellow tailed Black)

• LIFE SPAN 75 yrs.
• SIZE 12-26 in.
• Weight 220g-1025g
• NOISE LEVEL Very Loud
•  TALKING ABILITY Good
• Demanding Very, require lots of attention
• TEMPERAMENT Outgoing, most lovable and huggable, chewers.

Cockatoo Abbreviations

BE2: Bare Eyed Cockatoo

C2: Citron Cockatoo

E2: Eleanora Cockatoo

LB2: Leadbetters Cockatoo

MM2: Major Mitchell (Leadbeater) Cockatoo

MSC2: Medium Sulpher Crested Cockatoo

RV2: Red Vented Cockatoo

SBC2: Slender Billed Corella Cockatoo

SC2: Sulpher-Crested Cockatoo

T2: Triton Cockatoo

Too: Cockatoo

Breeders of Cockatoos in Canada

British Columbia

S&J Exotics Aviary

Prince George, BC

250-962-2148

email

Cockatoo: Moluccan  

Alberta 

Barb's Baby Birds

Keith and Barbara McNeely

Lethbridge Alberta

e-mail

Lesser Sulphur Crested Cockatoo

Look Who's Talking Aviaries

Todd McClean

Drayton Valley, Alberta

(780) 542-4822

e-mail me

Cockatoos

Ontario

Birds R Us

Leonard Rooplall
Brampton, Ontario     L6V 4S5
Canada
Phone: (905) 654-2931

e-mail me

Cockatoo: Rose  

Milkwood Aviaries

Carole and Rob Court

Mount Albert, Ontario   LOG 1MO

for a faster and more detailed response please call 905-473-1735
Cell: 905-868-0800

email

Cockatoos:  Umbrella, Lesser Sulphur Crested, Eleanor, Mollucan, Goffin 

C & C Farms Aviary
Dennis & Meira
Windsor, Ont.
email
Bare Eyed Cockatoos, Major Mitchell (Leadbeater) 

PARROT FARM

Debbie Kinloch and Mike Csorbay

York, Ontario

(905)772-3101

e-mail me

Umbrella Cockatoos  

Central Pet Store
1921 Eglinton Ave. East
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Tel:416-750-0277
Email us
Goffin, Lesser, Citron, Bare Eyed, Galah

Parrots Only Aviary
Didi Giving/ Mark Derewianko Kenora, Ontario
email  
Facebook 
Goffin, Galah (Rose breasted)

Ontario Pet Birds Breeders

Parrot Breeders Ontario Canada - Hand raised baby birds

4S Aviaries
Samuel Waterloo/Saint George, Ontario, Canada
(519)-746-0772 
No shipping 

Chantal Andress
Kitchener, Ontario 
 Anees  Toronto, Ont. email    Annies Little Parrots Kingston, Ontario 819-923-3580 email   Araracuara Aviaries Enrique & Irene Pardo London, Ontario (519) 808-7306 e-mail me     Diane Ayres Kemptville, Ontario (613) 258-4254 email me   Better Lovebird Aviary  email   Birds R us Brampton Leonard Rooplall Brampton, Ontario     L6V 4S5 Canada Phone: (905) 654-2931 e-mail me        Bizy Bird Aviary Canada Brigitte & Ken Overton Stouffville, Ontario e-mail me   Blake Gooding  Innisfil, Ontario 705-730-8734 email Bosko's Birds Aviary Milton ontario  (905) 875-4144 email                 Bosky Dells Aviary Randa Wright Eden Mills/Guelph, ON, Canada (519) 856-9450 e-mail   Leg Band Code RDW Too Qute Aviaries  Justine SW Ontario (519) 508-2338 email   Burn's Aviary Bernard Milton, Ont. 905-864-6999 email   C.C.Pet Shop Inc.  Fleming Pavlovski 1607 Queen St.E Toronto,Ont. M4L-1E5 Ph.(416) 461-6130, Fax (416) 461-6225 email    C & C Farms Aviary Dennis & Meira Windsor, Ont. email           Cat's Feathers Catherine & Henry ten Den Limoges, Ontario (613) 443-3032 email             Central Aviary Syed Ajax, Ontario Ph. (289) 200-6293 email      Central Pet Store 1921 Eglinton Ave. East Toronto, Ontario Canada Tel:416-750-0277 Email us  

Our Birds are parent-raised. I will hand-tame on request. Three outlets in Canada.

                              Chris Toronto, Ontario, Canada Email   Corbret's Pet Depot Windsor, Ont. (519) 972-4777 email        D & D Aviaries Waterloo, Ontario Denise (519) 886-5049 email us   Leg Band# DDA   Dar's Little Gems  Darlene Perkins Innisfil, Ontario email me  Breeders have been viral and DNA tested.   Elich Aviaries  Steve Elich Brampton, Ontario   Our birds are parent-raised.  I will hand-tame on request.     Exotic Wings & Pet Things Mark or Lisa St. Clements, Ontario (519)699-5656 Phone (519)699-5644 Fax 1-888-276-0031 e-mail me   Online Shopping for all your Bird Supply Needs    
                          Feathered Friends Aviary Judy Swartman, Burlington  Susan Chandler, St. Catharines (905) 980-0909 Email us                   FOR THE LOVE OF PARROTS Connie Johnson Douglas, Ontario    K0J 1S0 Ph. ( 619) 649-2730 e-mail me Leg Band # FLOP Breeders are DNA disease tested for Polyoma virus, Beak & Feather, and Chlamydia   Mario Gauci Ottawa, Ontario (613) 244-1678 email   Golden Creek Bird Farm Ontario e-mail me     Gouldian Finch Julie Lawson (GTA) Maple, Ontario (416) 705-2979 email   GTA Aviary Tom Brampton, Ontario (416) 803-8808 email   Facebook                   Heartsong Aviary  Ontario       Heather's Aviary  Heather Borges Etobicoke, ON email           Heaven's lil' Darlings Aviary  Marianne Waldman Brooklin, Ontario  email   Breeders are DNA disease tested for Polyoma, Psitticosis, Pachecos and PBFD Leg band # MLW   HIJACK AVIARY Missisaugua, ONTARIO email     Homestead's Hatchery  Jane Gillespie Niagara on the Lake, Ont.  905-468-43  e-mail me Leg Band # JG   Jose Carlos Aviary Toronto, Ont. (416) 726-5379 email   Just Us Parrotlets Debra Lea Ridgeway ,Ontario .CA (905) 894-2488 email KSHM Aviary  Hubert Mak Markham, Ont. (647) 992-6992 email Lady Gouldian Finch Canada Ron Cloutier Acton Ontario (519)853-3489 e-mail me   Leg Band Code RTAV Leg Band Code LGC   Linnieland Aviaries Tom Jones London, Ontario 519-649-6996 e-mail me   Linnies and More London, Ontario (519) 453-5475 email       Little Linnies Midhurst, Ont. Christine email   Little Miracles Aviary Ottawa, Ontario email me       MarKat Aviary Ottawa area       Martin McKibben Mississauga, Ontario (905) 821-0010 e-mail me      Susan Mazda Oshawa, Ontario email         Milkwood Aviaries Carole and Rob Court Mount Albert, Ontario   LOG 1MO for a faster and more detailed response please call 905-473-1735 Cell: 905-868-0800 email     NCR Aviaries Ottawa, Ontario (613) 842-9561     Northern Exotics Aviaries  Toronto, ON. (647)710-6900 email   Leg Band # NEAC               OAKHAVEN AVIARIES Briegetha Oakins 4963 Holborn Road Mount Albert, Ontario (905) 473-4152 e-mail 

Paradise Aviary of Hamilton 

  Silas Khokhar   (905) 383-144    email       PARROT FARM and ParrotsCanada.com  Debbie Kinloch and Mike Csorbay York, Ontario (905)772-3101 e-mail me   LEG BAND CODE PF     Parrots Only Aviary  Didi Giving/ Mark Derewianko Kenora, Ontario  email Facebook       Port Paradise Parrots Melinda Victoria Port Colborne, Ontario, L3K 4E7 Email   Precious Feathers Aviary Oshawa, Ontario email or email Blog   Psalm Aviary  Toronto, Ont email   R & S Aviary Ron M. (519) 225-2785 Scott M. (519) 225-2639 Granton, Ontario email   R.& T. Aviaries Ron Cloutier Acton Ontario (519)853-3489 e-mail me   Leg Band Code RTAV Luis Rocha Kitchener ON Email Cell: 226-338-4997   Royal Aviary  Nathan Scarpino Guelph, Ontario email    Sandy's Birds Ontario (416) 297-1397 email   Schaefer's Corner Aviary Joseph & Michelle Ariss, Ontario email   Ron Siskin Toronto, Ont. email me   Soltia Aviary Barbara Miller Ontario email   Pando Stepanis Orangeville, Ontario (519) 942-8471 email         Sudbury Bird House Sudbury, On.  Leola Lamarche (705) 677-8932 email me Facebook    Sunset Aviaries Shirley Usher Ottawa, Ontario (613)832-2689 e-mail     Leg Band code is SAU         Sunshine Aviaries  Jools & Steve Little Woodstock, Ontario   Band Code: SA Our breeders are DNA disease tested for Polyoma, Psitticosis, Pachecos and PBFD     Jeremy Davie Hillsdale, ON (705) 818-4989 email    The Bird Man John Cordeiro Barrie/Simcoe area, Ontario Office Ph. (905) 775-8174 Business Number: (905) 716-5057 email me   The Nestling Haven  Rosalyn Simkins City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario email   Toanche Aviaries Leonard Duquette Sr. & Sons Penetang, Ontario (705) 549-8990 email      Trudgen Aviaries Jean Trudgen Southwestern Ontario e-mail me (519) 674-3759       Twin Peaks Aviary Suzanne Rochon Ottawa, Ontario e-mail      Wanderingwings Aviary  Catharina Jarvie Burlington, Ontario e-mail All birds tested for 4 majors.   Danielle Webb Palmerston, ON (519) 804-1451  Cell: (519) 584-4488 Email   Welcome Wings Aviary Peterborough, Ontario Elaine Welbourn 705-957-7200 email       Whispering Wings Aviary  Jerry & Carol Randell Hamilton Ontario e-mail me    Member Of. Cage Bird Society Of Hamilton Ont.   Windsong Aviary and Miniature Poodles Susan Newman Perth County, Ontario email me   Band Code: WAON

African Greys, Timneh 

Capes, Grey headed

Jardines, Blackwing and Greaters

Vasa, Lesser and Greaters

Macaws, Greenwing