Friday, April 25, 2008

Redheaded Amazon

The Mexican Redheaded Amazon is also known as the Green-Cheek Amazon or the Red Crown Amazon. We refer to them as the Redheads. We have found if we call it the Green Cheek people confuse it with the Green Cheek Conure. We acquired our pair of Redheads at the same time we got our Lilac Crowned Amazons. Their names are Lusi and Dezi.

The Redheads are from Mexico, they are most prevalent in the Northeastern part of Mexico. They are approximately 12 inches from the tip of their head to the tip of their tail. They are considered to be good talkers, they are well known for their whistling abilities and being playful and affectionate.

Our Redheads love to chew on anything and everything! I am going to try making them some new toys that have thicker pieces of wood. They go through their chew toys so quickly.

They did not eat fruit and vegetables when we first got them. They are now starting to eat them. They really like Kale and peppers. With persistence they will start eating more of the fruits and vegetables.

Here is a picture of our Redheads. Sorry about the quality, they are very camera shy and I can't seem to get a good picture of them. Lusi has a little patch that Dezi has plucked. Don’t worry they are not starving, their food dish is not empty. For some unknown reason they move the seed to one end of the dish.

Photograph of Lusi and Dezi Redheaded Amazons

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