Orange Winged Amazon
(Amazona amazonica)
AKA Orange Winged Parrot or Loro Guaro
Description:The Oranged-winged Amazon is mostly green in color and is about 33 cm (13in) long and weighs in at around 340 gm. It has blue and yellow feathers on it's head which varies in appearance between individual birds. The upper mandible is partly horn colored and partly dark-gray. It has orange feathers in the wings and tail, which can be seen when in flight. The male and females are identical in appearance.
There are two subspecies: A. a. amazonica, found on the mainland of South America, and the A. a. tobagensis, found only on Trinidad and Tobago, is a subspecies which is lager than the nominate form, and has more orange in the wing.
Distribution in the Wild: Native to tropical South America, from Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago south to Peru and central Brazil. It's natural habitat in the wild is forested areas and semi-open country. Although very common in it's native lands, it is persecuted as an agricultural pest and by capture for the pet trade (over 66,000 captured in the years 1981-1985). It is also hunted as a food source. |
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Orange Winged Amazons as Pets:The Oranged-winged Amazons can be noisy birds and make loud pitched screams. They are very good talkers and learn very fast. It's diet in the wild consists of fruits and seeds, including the fruit of palm trees and sometimes cocoa, and an occasional bug thrown in for some protein. It roosts communally in palm and other trees, and large numbers can be seen at the roost sites in the mornings and at dusk. Due to bird owners releasing these birds either by accident or by design they have established large feral populations in Miami, Florida here in the United States, and also in London, England.
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Diet and Cage Size: When kept as companions you'll want to feed them a healthy diet consisting of fresh veggies and fruits, a premium pelleted blend, pastas, sprouts, beans, a high quality seen grain and nut mix, and red palm oil. Housing for these birds should be at least a 32x23 cage, with a 36x24 being about perfect.
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