About Steve Duncan and Avian Resources

Steve Duncan is a southern California native who grew up in Anaheim, and currently lives near San Diego, California with his wife, Sharon. Steve has a life-long interest in nature photography, and a passion for aviculture. He enjoys finding creative ways to combine these interests.

After daydreaming (bird watching) through much of grade school, Steve earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona. As part of his degree, he completed an internship at the International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin.

In 1988, Steve established Avian Resources, an exotic bird breeding facility. The assortment of birds is still growing and currently includes a large variety of parrots including some rare color mutations, finches, barbets, turacos, doves, pheasants, cranes, hornbills and kookaburras. Avian Resources primarily provides birds to retail pet stores, other aviculturists, and for public display at zoos and wildlife parks.

Besides Avian Resources, Steve runs another business, Bearings and Drives, Inc – a distributor of industrial power transmission equipment, He is the third generation of his family in this business.

In addition to running Avian Resources and Bearings and Drives, Steve is an adjunct professor at Mount San Antonio College teaching the following courses in the Pet Science Department: Aviculture, Pet Shop Management, Reptile Management and Aquarium and Pond Management.

Steve regularly speaks about aviculture at bird club meetings, community meetings, school events and international conferences. He has been very active on legislative issues on behalf of the avicultural community, providing testimony to local, state, and federal government agencies

Steve is a Past-President of the Avicultural Society of America (ASA) and has also served as Editor and Treasurer of ASA. Founded in 1927, ASA is approaching its centennial anniversary and has published the ASA Avicultural Bulletin since 1929, for which Steve is a regular contributing writer and photographer. In his spare time, Steve helps to organize the annual ASA Aviculture Educational Conference, a 3-day event devoted to advancing the art and science of aviculture. asabirds.tv

Steve also serves as President of the Organization of Professional Aviculturists - opabirds.org

Avicultural Society of America –President
Organization of Professional Aviculturists – President
Model Aviculture Program Certified
USDA Licensed
American Federation of Aviculture – Conference speaker
AVES International Parrot Convention, Australia – Conference speaker
Shepparton Bird Expo, Goulburn Valley Branch of the Aviculture Society of Australia – featured speaker