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Green Body, Red on the forehead, crown. Blue stripe
on side of neck. Sometimes males can be more vivid
colored than females. Both have the same mimic talent.
Red heads or Green Cheek amazons are considered a
small sized amazon being around 10 inches but this can
vary larger or smaller. This species does not have the
extreme talents for talking like many other amazons but has a
great personality. Our baby Green Cheek Amazons are comical
and entertaining. We have had many Green Cheeks become
quite talented talkers, we believed that many birds
have the talent for talking but it is the training and
mostly how the baby was raised such as being
socialized or not. All our babies are hatched and
handfed from day one. From the very beginning our babies do
not know they are birds. Green Cheek Amazons are a
good choice for someone that has smaller budgets for a
bird and cages. These birds can maintain in smaller cages
better than many other larger birds. If you want
a nice smaller amazon this bird is for you.
One of our own testimonals about amazon personality
is the folowing:
As many of you have read and heard, amazons may be aggressive
and sometimes mean. Well let me tell you this, all
birds are moody, if you think there is one species
that is the perfect bird, its just not true. You will
get a nip from time to time. But there are many
realities and opinions in the bird world. We sold a
Green Cheek Amazon to a nice couple that wanted a
smaller Amazon. When we sold them the bird, it was
actually only a few weeks old and not ready to go home
as we wean our birds before they leave here. As these
people continued to come a visit their baby as it
grew, they brought their daughter in a few times, this
little girl may have been around 6-7 years old. We
instructed the couple about the amazons and to make
sure that only allow the bird around the little girl
supervised when they get the bird home, as this is for
any bird not just amazons. Well, when the bird was
weaned and ready to go home, everything was fine.
After several weeks, the lady calls us and want us to
take a look at their new bird, to make sure all is
well. We gave her a time to bring it in, and when they
got here, we told the lady to go ahead and get him out
of the carrier, when this little girl suddenly opened
the pet taxi and ran her little tiny arm into the
crate, we thought well she is about to get bitten, as
any bird does not like that, from anybody. The little
girl pulls out the green cheek on to her tiny arm, the
bird is making all kinds of whistles, pops, laughing
and was very excited. The bird loves this little girl,
but does not like the man or woman, only the little
girl can handle the bird, the bird will not go to
anyone else without a snip.
The couple came very often to visit, while the
little girl did not, as she stayed with grand parents.
This proves that not all birds live up to a
reputation, as many people think that amazons are not
for children, as I state NO bird is for
children. Each bird is different no matter what
species, and it does not matter how much time you
spend, birds pick who they like, you can do nothing
about it. They may like you in the beginning but
sometimes will change to another person in the
household.
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