Tuesday 28 May 2013

Interesting Facts About Amazon Parrot

Do you know the price of an amazon parrot in the United States could reach 800 - 1600 U.S. Dollar?. For captive breed parrot that has been able to talk, the price could be higher.
Amazon parrot is a bird that need to be always exposed to the sunlight, lack of sunlight itself can be a problem for them such as hypcalcemia. It is something usual for amazon parrot suddenly becomes very noisy at sunrise and sunset. The amazon parrot is not only good at imitating human speech sounds, but also good at imitating other birds. For amazon parrot lifespan, if cared properly, it can reach 40-60 years of age, although it can be a relatively even longer, up to 119 years.
When talking about the amazon parrots healthiness, it is very difficult to diagnose the disease being experienced by amazon parrot so it is advisable to take it to a bird expert or veterinarian if your bird looks sick or unwell.

The signs of amazon parrots are experiencing poor health such as:
  •          More or less sleep than usual
  •          Loss of appetite
  •          Weight loss
  •          Too much or less drink than usual
  •          Ruffling its own feather
  •          Rest with the turned head
  •          Sneezing frequently
  •          Fluids come out from the nostrils
  •          Tears come out from the eyes
  •        Changes in the form of the feces
Amazon parrot birds can be infected with psittacosis (fever frequently experienced by quaker parrot), and the disease can be spread to humans.

    About the pulling its own feathers, this case is not necessarily because of the poor health, but can also be a sign of boredom or loneliness. In order to solve this problem, you can give them some toys to play with in their cage.

    Hopefully this article about interesting facts about amazon parrot can help you in caring your parrot at home.

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