Amazon Parrot

My Orange-Winged Amazon is forty-two years old and still learning new phrases. He has lived through my marriage, the birth of my children, and my grandchildren learning to walk. He greets everyone by name and has a specific insult he reserves exclusively for my neighbour who he has never liked. His …

My Yellow-Naped Amazon has a vocabulary of over two hundred words and sings three complete songs including Happy Birthday in tune. He was talking within eight weeks of coming home. He is loud, opinionated, and occasionally nippy during spring hormonal periods, but his talking ability is genuinely as…

I came from a cockatiel background and assumed an Amazon would be a natural upgrade. The hormonal aggression caught me completely off guard and I made mistakes early on that took two years of patient training to undo. Now that I understand the species better we have a great relationship. But I urge …

Nobody warned me adequately about Amazon hormonal seasons. My normally gentle bird spent three months last spring behaving like a completely different animal. He bit me hard twice and displayed constantly. I learned to read his signals and managed it better this year. Outside of hormonal periods he …

Amazon Parrots have genuine opinions and they will share them whether you want them to or not. My Lilac-Crowned Amazon disagrees with me daily and makes his disagreement very clear. He is also capable of melting my heart completely by whistling softly and leaning his head against my face. He talks c…

My Amazon sings a specific song every morning when I uncover his cage. Every single morning for nine years without fail. He has also learned to imitate my laugh, my sneeze, and my coffee machine. His vocabulary is enormous and his confidence is boundless. He tells the dog off for barking. He instruc…

I have owned African Greys, Cockatiels, and Budgies over the years. For pure talking clarity and volume, my Mealy Amazon beats them all. She speaks in full sentences with a clarity that fools people into thinking there is a person in the next room. Her personality is enormous and her boldness is ref…

Amazon Parrots are not for timid owners. My Double Yellow-Head has a huge personality and a very clear sense of what she wants. She will argue, stomp, and flash her eye-pinning pupils when displeased. She also talks beautifully, dances to salsa music, and is openly affectionate when she decides to b…

My Blue-Fronted Amazon has learned to mimic several opera arias from listening to my music collection. She gets the melody right and fills in words where she knows them. Visitors are absolutely floored. She is thirteen years old, fully tame, and one of the most entertaining creatures I have ever enc…