Locating Breeder

[Jayced!!]

Hi!

Posting on behalf of a friend who's trying to look for a pure Isle of Pines Cuban Amazon for their current bird. They got their current bird through a somewhat shady 3rd party who we're trying to avoid altogether if we can find the original breeder! However we haven't been able to find who this is, and i figured that AA has all the answers!

RAL FL XX (XX is the bird's number). Blue (presumably aluminum) closed band!

Any ideas? Pic for tax!

 

[Birdie Mama]

Not a clue but he is beautiful! All the best in your search

 

[Jan]

Cuban Amazons are fairly rare and hard to come by in the pet trade.

 

[rocky'smom]

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[Karearea]

Realistically, I think it's going to be very difficult to find another pure Isle of Pines, especially since it was never a widly recognized subspecies in the first place - most authorities put it together with the subspecies from Cuba. I'd shoot for a Cuban Amazon from Cuba (A. l. leucocephala), which has the most genetic similarity to Isle of Pines 'zons. Luckily, it's the most common non-hybrid variety in captivity!