Possible Clues:

• A collector entertained by favourite bird
• Take pear (anag.)
• Kept area free for bird
• Small tropical bird
• Jungly area kept little parrot
• Bird -- canary perhaps captivating a collector in the garden
• Colourful tropical bird
• Pet bird that can talk
• Bird — a thing in the garden to be caught by cat?
• Bird that's cherished, with an inclination to be protected