Interesting read:
20 Facts You Would Love to Know About Amazon Parrots - BirdGuide.com
20 Facts You Would Love to Know About Amazon Parrots - BirdGuide.com
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20 Facts About Amazon Parrots
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Great read! I totally enjoyed this and on many levels we match many of the details. Makes me happy to read bolstering info on such a wonderful species!
Makes me want an Amazon. The Catholic Charity apartments where I live don't allow birds larger than budgies. I don't like the way the writer calls them house pets though.
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Be careful what you wish for my dear.
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Somebody needs to tell Lola and Henry... they weren't standing in line when trainability was being handed out.
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Whachu talkin' about Willis?....
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I second that!Be careful what you wish for my dear.
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It's funny...although I have a healthy respect for Macs and 'zons, I've never really had a relationship with either species...Greys and 'toos, on the other hand, seem to like me, for some reason...
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That was an interesting read. I don’t know much about Amazons.
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After a 10 year relationship with our Red Lored, Bo, I’d probably have been able to guess most all 20. I’ve been bitten by Cockatoos but Amazons are in a class all their own.........But they can be soooooo sweet.
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Well, I am like a sixth grader when it comes to Amazons, so I enjoyed this informative link.
1) Amazon parrots are found from Mexico and all through South America. They are considered New World parrots.
2) There are 37 different species in the class Amazona .
3) Aside from some genetic mutations ( which casue the bird to be blue), Amazon parrots are primarily green , with smaller places of other colors (head, chest, neck or other places). Many have flashes of brilliant colors on flight feathers, not visible when the bird is at rest.
4) Amazons are messy eaters, flinging food all over the place. In the wild they are responsible for diseminating seeds as they do this.
5) Unlike other birds, Amazon parrots appear a dull brown when wet after a bath or shower. This because ther feathers reflect light of certain frequencies and that is disrupted by water. They quickly return to their natural Green or other colors as they dry.
6) The "Hot 3" Amazon species - Double Yellow Head, Blue Fronted and the Yellow Nape , are what most people are familiar with and by far these 3 are the most popular Amazons kept as companion parrots, however there are many species available on a limited basis, that are considered to be milder in disposition than the Hot 3.
7) Talking ability is slightly higher in the Hot 3 than other Amazon species, but many do talk quite well. Talking is a individual parrot thing. Some do and some do not, even in species known for it.
8) Amazons are the "Comeback Kids of the parrot world, and individuals that were mistreated or ignored and then re-homed do fine, if properly socialized. Not so with Cockatoos or Grey parrots
9) Amazons rarely pluck their feathers. Instead, they are more likely to become screamers, in t he attempt to get attention.
10) Amazons need at least some part of your day where they feel they are the center of your attention.
11) Amazons, unlike other parrot species, have very clear body language which clearly inicates their moods and intentions. They are very easy to read and beware the person who ignores these. There is no "bait and switch' like Greys do or the bluffing that Macaws do. Eyes pinned, tail feathers fanned out, body feathers raised up - the next step is a bite. Amazons are very honest in that sense. They do not suffer fools gladly.
12) Amazon parrots, unlike most other parrots, do not have a preening gland. The preening gland secrets an oil, which is distributed by other species on the feathers, during preening. Amazons preen, zipping back up any feathers that have become frayed or disturbed.
13) Amazons in the wild do not mate for life; instead mates may stay together for several seasons, producing clutches of eggs and chicks, and then move on to other birds.
14) Amazons love to laugh. They may not all talk,but it's the rare one who does not pick up on at least 1 familty members laugh, and use it comically. Most pick up several different ones.
15) Avocado is deadly for Amazons to eat, as is chocolate and many other foods of todays processed and refined world. They need a diet of veggies, fruits and seeds and not a lot of the last one.
16) Amazons will get overweight and porky if only feed on seed, like sunflower seeds. This also promotes fatty liver diisease. They need a lot of excersise to maintain good mucle tone and body weight. Flying or a lot of play time on the gym is needed.
17) Amazons, like a lot of larger parrots, live a long time, with some species going into their 50's and 60's, with proper care, so provisions need to be made to care for them, since they usually out live theirowners.
2) There are 37 different species in the class Amazona .
3) Aside from some genetic mutations ( which casue the bird to be blue), Amazon parrots are primarily green , with smaller places of other colors (head, chest, neck or other places). Many have flashes of brilliant colors on flight feathers, not visible when the bird is at rest.
4) Amazons are messy eaters, flinging food all over the place. In the wild they are responsible for diseminating seeds as they do this.
5) Unlike other birds, Amazon parrots appear a dull brown when wet after a bath or shower. This because ther feathers reflect light of certain frequencies and that is disrupted by water. They quickly return to their natural Green or other colors as they dry.
6) The "Hot 3" Amazon species - Double Yellow Head, Blue Fronted and the Yellow Nape , are what most people are familiar with and by far these 3 are the most popular Amazons kept as companion parrots, however there are many species available on a limited basis, that are considered to be milder in disposition than the Hot 3.
7) Talking ability is slightly higher in the Hot 3 than other Amazon species, but many do talk quite well. Talking is a individual parrot thing. Some do and some do not, even in species known for it.
8) Amazons are the "Comeback Kids of the parrot world, and individuals that were mistreated or ignored and then re-homed do fine, if properly socialized. Not so with Cockatoos or Grey parrots
9) Amazons rarely pluck their feathers. Instead, they are more likely to become screamers, in t he attempt to get attention.
10) Amazons need at least some part of your day where they feel they are the center of your attention.
11) Amazons, unlike other parrot species, have very clear body language which clearly inicates their moods and intentions. They are very easy to read and beware the person who ignores these. There is no "bait and switch' like Greys do or the bluffing that Macaws do. Eyes pinned, tail feathers fanned out, body feathers raised up - the next step is a bite. Amazons are very honest in that sense. They do not suffer fools gladly.
12) Amazon parrots, unlike most other parrots, do not have a preening gland. The preening gland secrets an oil, which is distributed by other species on the feathers, during preening. Amazons preen, zipping back up any feathers that have become frayed or disturbed.
13) Amazons in the wild do not mate for life; instead mates may stay together for several seasons, producing clutches of eggs and chicks, and then move on to other birds.
14) Amazons love to laugh. They may not all talk,but it's the rare one who does not pick up on at least 1 familty members laugh, and use it comically. Most pick up several different ones.
15) Avocado is deadly for Amazons to eat, as is chocolate and many other foods of todays processed and refined world. They need a diet of veggies, fruits and seeds and not a lot of the last one.
16) Amazons will get overweight and porky if only feed on seed, like sunflower seeds. This also promotes fatty liver diisease. They need a lot of excersise to maintain good mucle tone and body weight. Flying or a lot of play time on the gym is needed.
17) Amazons, like a lot of larger parrots, live a long time, with some species going into their 50's and 60's, with proper care, so provisions need to be made to care for them, since they usually out live theirowners.
