Mexican red head parrot for sale

Mexican red head parrot for sale

Mexican Red-Headed Amazons for Sale
Mexican Red-headed amazons are small, stocky green amazons with red crown, with blue cap behind. The cheeks are green and the beak is pale and they have white eye-rings. Coverts on nape and mantle are black tipped.

Prominent red splashes are found on the carpus (shoulder) of males and is smaller to absent in females. Primary and secondary flight feathers are blue are primarily green.
Endemic to Mexico inhabiting wooded hills and mountains of east-central coastal areas south of Texas. Inhabit a variety of forests including pine forest, palm groves and upland mountain evergreen forests, broadleaf forests as high as 1200m.

They nest in tree cavities. They eat Pine seeds, berries, pods, fruits, acorns and buds. Occasionally cause crop destruction, especially corn crops.
Length is 11 to 13 inches. Weight is 300-450 grams. Males are generally larger than females and have larger heads and beaks.

Eyes of juveniles are brown while eyes of adults are orange-yellow. Juveniles have a narrow red crown that enlarges with maturity.
Mexican Red-headed amazons can probably live up to 50 years or more. Little is known about their life span in captivity. Breeding age is approximately 3-5 years.

Personality – Mexican Red-headed amazons are intelligent, inquisitive birds with excellent speaking ability. Mature birds, especially males become aggressive. Due to their relative rarity in captivity, they are unlikely to be available for pets. They are active by nature and have a tendency toward obesity if closely confined.

Mexican Red Headed Amazons are gorgeous birds with a medium-sized body. They are social, funny, and great talkers. As with any Amazon, training and socialization are extremely important. Amazons make outstanding companions but do require time, effort and patience. Ideally, the minimum cage size for this bird would be 36’’ long, 24’’ wide and 66’’ high with ¾’’ wire spacing.

We work very hard to help educate our customers on parrot companionship. Prior to taking a bird home, we will provide information on proper housing, creating a safe environment, diet, behavior, hormones and much more. No question will go unanswered. Every hand fed baby is weaned on to a high variety diet. They are weaned onto fruits and veggies, a soak and sprout mix we make here in store, high variety seed that we also make here in store, and naturally colored pellet.