Personality & Behavior Of  Green Amazon Parrot

Personality isn’t a problem for the  Amazon parrot — it has character to spare. These parrots talk well and is quick to perform antics that will delight its owners.

Destructive behavior can also be a problem with Amazon parrot, who will gladly chew the furniture instead of toys.

Supervision is essential to keeping this green amazon parrot safe and the house intact.

This parrot can live up to 80 years of age, and needs an owner who understands the responsibility of caring for a yellow headed amazon with this lifespan.

On the positive side, this parrot is highly trainable and wants to please its human companions. It can learn vocal behaviors with ease (and a patient, knowledgeable trainer), and can be clicker trained.

A hand-fed double yellow-headed Amazon is a gregarious bird that can bond fiercely to family members, but generally chooses one person to love as it matures.

This can be frustrating for other family members, but the “one person bird” syndrome can often be avoided if each family member is equally attentive to the amazon green parrot.

In some cases, no amount of positive attention will sway the bird’s affections away from its human of choice.

All in all, the double-yellow headed Amazon makes a great companion for the person who understands its needs and who is willing to accept it as it is — a charming, hardy, talkative, noisy, oftentimes moody yellow double headed amazon who is at once independent and intensely attached to its human friends.

Speech & Sound For Amazon Parrot For Sale

The double yellow-headed Amazon is a boisterous bird — it tends to be loud, with screaming sessions twice a day, at dawn and dusk.

This is normal and should not be seen as a behavioral problem.

Screaming does become a problem, however, when the bird screams all day long, which can happen when it’s bored due to inattentive owners.

The amazon parrot for sale needs consistent stimulation and will not thrive on solitude.

Double yellow-headed Amazon are capable of singing songs, especially opera, in their entirety as well as many words and phrases.

Health & Common Conditions Double Yellow-Headed Amazon

Amazon parrots are prone to becoming obese, which is why owners should pay attention to the amount and types of food offered daily.

Other diseases/conditions that affect Amazon parrots include: Polyomavirus (can cause anorexia, lethargy, weight loss, death); Chlamydiosis (signs include low appetite, fluffed feathers, nasal discharge) and vitamin-A deficiency if fed an inadequate diet.

Get a Double Yellow-Headed Amazon

There are several subspecies , including the Magna Amazon (Amazona Ochrocephala Magna) and the Tresmariae (Amazona Ochrocephala Tresmariae).

These birds have more yellow extending well beyond the head, though they are not as widely available as the amazon green parrot.

This parrot is commonly bred in captivity, making them easy to find in avian-specialty stores and bird breeders, as well as from avian rescue/adoption organizations.

Baby double yellow-headed Amazons are primarily available in the early fall, though their availability depends on what part of the country they are coming from.

Most states now require closed bands on all birds, so watch out for “great deals” in Amazons, especially close to the Mexican border.

A Mexican native, they are often smuggled into this country and then dumped on unsuspecting shopkeepers.

Statistics show that there are nearly 50,000 parrots smuggled in inhumane conditions across the Mexican border each year, half of which die before reaching the United States.