bird keeping; aviculture; bird keeper; bird breeder
Refers both to the practice of keeping birds as pets and to a person who keeps or breeds birds. The context usually makes the meaning clear.
My grandmother has enjoyed keeping birds for many years.
He is an enthusiastic bird keeper, with more than ten small birds at home.
Compound of 鳥 (tori, 'bird') and 飼い (kai, 'keeping, raising'), the noun form of 飼う (kau, 'to keep/raise an animal').