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Blue-fronted Amazon Parrots

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"Joey"Amazona aestivaPhoto © Animal-World: Courtesy David Brough

"Joey" is the largest Blue-front Amazon Parrot we and our local veterinarian have ever seen!

      A male Blue-fronted Amazon parrot, "Joey" is approximately 20 years old. He loves men and hats, (yes especially men in hats!). He says 'Hi Joey', 'Hey Joey', 'Poor Joey', and 'I love you'. He says 'bye' when you leave and he laughs out loud.

For more information about the care of Amazon parrots see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Amazon Parrot.

Scientific name: Amazona aestiva

Description:    The Blue-fronted Amazon is similar to the Orange-winged Amazon but is larger overall. The Blue-fronted has a patch of blue just above the beak on the forehead. There are yellow patches at the top of the wings and blue and red streaks at the tips. The rest of the body is green.

Care and feeding:    The amazon's main diet should primarily be nuts, seeds, fruits, and green vegetables. A commercially prepared parrot mix or pelleted diet can also be beneficial.

Distribution:    Native to Bolivia, Brasil, Paraquay and northern Argentina.

Size - Weight:    Mature birds are about 14 inches long.

Social Behaviors:    These parrots enjoy human interaction as well as interaction with other birds. They like to be greeted when you come into the room. They like to eat at the table and will let you know when it's dinner time!

Breeding/Reproduction:    Blue-fronted Amazons are commonly bred in captivity. The hen will lay two to four eggs which incubate for about 29 days. The young will leave the nest at 9 weeks old.

Availability: Amazons are most readily available. It should be easy to find them in a pet stores or breeders in your area.

Activities: Amazon parrots usually love to climb and play. Provide lots of toys.

Problems:    Amazons can be noisy first thing in the morning, and just before the sun sets. This is easy to control, they can be quieted by just covering their cage for a short period of time.

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I also have a blue front amazon named joey but he's half again as big as the one in this story. His father is even larger! Joey is about one and a half years old. ed richards 2009-09-03
I have a male bird named louie. He can say hello lou and he can laugh. He laughs when everyone around him laughs, and he is atached to me. He is scared of everyone and bites them all. Amanda 2009-08-28
We got a blue fronted amazon parrot. He only likes our 13year old daughter and bites everyone around him. We do not know what he went through when he was younger but he is very beautiful. Amanda 2009-08-28
We recently got a bfa. He is beautiful, but he was mistreated and abused. He will not let me or my husband near him, but he loves my 10 year old daughter, she can do anything she wants to him. She can spread his wings, pet him, he also regurgatates food for her. Hopefully one day we will be able to handle him like my daughter does. He talks very good, and does lots of tricks for us. sandie 2009-07-22
I am in the process of adopting a previously abused 7 year old male bluefront amazon. I don't know a lot about his previous home before he was in foster care but I do know that he was locked in a cage most of his life with a sibbling. Now separated from the sibbling he is stepping up for anyone and hasn't bitten a single person(yet). He wont let you pet him, he backs away if you try, but I'd have to say that's pretty good for a bird locked up all his life. I tend to have to think that although he may have been locked up often, he had to have had some positive interaction becuase he steps up and a 7 year old bird that had never been handled would not do that. And he also talks so again that tells me more then likely someone, at some time, was interacting with him. I have a lot of hope that he can become a friendly happy bird with time and training and even enjoy being petted. Amazons need to be appreciated for their drama and playfullness, and vocal abilities. Unfortunatly, the same qualities that some cherrish are the same things others think are problems. And some birds, like the one I am adopting, get locked away. I like the feeling it gives me to help a bird have a happy life that has not had the greatest past. I know I could just get an already tame and socialized baby but this bird needs a loving and caring owner and I know I could be her. Bobbi 2008-08-27

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