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Panama AmazonPanama Yellow-headed AmazonFamily: Psittacidae
Latest Reader Comment - See More I have a Panamanian Yellow Head named Nicky. We have had her 22 years. Loves women's voices and singing. She eats everything, coffee, tea (both preferred... (more) Cliff The Panama Amazon, though rarer than the other popular amazons, is greatly admired for it's incredible talking ability!Panama Amazon Contents The Panama Amazon or Panama Yellow-fronted Amazon is quite intelligent, inquisitive, and affectionate. This makes it easy to tame and train. They will quickly begin to mimic sounds and become an excellent talker. Being very social, they enjoy companionship and become fast friends with their owner. They are a very robust bird and do well in either a cage or an aviary. The Panama Amazon is very similar to, and often confused with Yellow-crowned Amazon. The Panama Amazons are smaller and are a darker shade of green For more information about the care of Amazon parrots see:
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I have a Panamanian Yellow Head named Nicky. We have had her 22 years. Loves women's voices and singing. She eats everything, coffee, tea (both preferred hot), especially fatty foods like butter, bacon, sausage, chicken bones, beef fat. Basically anything I eat, that is what she wants. Of course seeds, fruits and veggies. She is from Panama and has several spanish phrases, laughs, crys if someone is crying. Has been a wonderful part of our family. Has anyone else heard of a Panamanian being such a carnivore?
2010-03-11 | ||
My parrot just passed away today, she was 50 years old. She used to be my grandmother's parrot, she donated her to my dad and my dad donated her to me, she used to be a wonderful talker, she used to sing very morning, she used to cry like a real person...wonderful birds..!! I decided to bury her in my backyard.
2009-12-02 | ||
I adopted Rocky when he was about a year old and have had him for three years. He was a very frightened bird when he came to live with us but with a lot of patience and love he now trusts us and is very loving. Rocky is a Panama Amazon and everyone has said how talkative their bird is BUT Rocky has never tried to mimic any words. He can mimic the car alarm and he will occasionally laugh if we are laughing but he has never talked. We interact with him all day because we are retired and he gets a lot of attention but he doesn't seem interested in talking. He has free run of the house and will go all over the house. He loves young girls with blond hair and he doesn't like men at all. We love him and think he's great. We wonder if there anything we can try to get him to talk. We have tried treats and recorders and constantly repeating ourselves, but nothing has worked. We love him whether he talks or not, but everything we have read says they are great talkers.
2008-05-16 | ||
My parrots name is dill. He just turned a year old this month. He is a very good talker. He loves to sing to oldies music. He has managed to learn everyone in the house's names and we live with 9 other people, 5 dogs, and two cats. Funny thing is my bird's name is dill but he calls me dilly O. But I still enjoy him and he says dilly O more than any other name, so I know I am his favorite. He loves to be held and hung upside down. He loves to cuddle and have his neck and back rubbed. I am so glad I got this bird. He was expensive but oh my gosh he was worth every penny.
2008-04-25 | ||
My Panama is named "Sam" (we are not sure if he is male or female). We got him at about 3 months. He is the sunshine in our day! He talks up a storm and laughs with everyone in the household. He learned to talk very young and continues to learn new words, phrases and even a song...."I feel Pretty". We are overjoyed with him. He is as kind as he is smart. He even sleeps with my husband every Saturday morning for an hour or two! He just snuggles up, rests his head on his arm and naps! He is not just a pet...but a member of our family!
2007-04-26 | ||
I have just been given one of these beautiful birds from a dear old friend who could no longer take care of her. Lydia is going to be 47 years old this year. My friends bought her around 1960 while they were being held hostage in Panama. They were in the military and Lydia has traveled around the world. This bird has a tremendous vocabulary and keeps us laughing. Angie from Rockport Texas.
2007-04-04 | ||
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Hi, I have a 16 year old panama named Skeeter that I adopted, just shy of 1 year ago. Bonding with her took some time but was well worth it and we still have a ways to go. Right now, however, we have a little glitch that I am not sure how to handle. Every time I pet her, or go to take her out of her cage she starts panting and making little humming noises with her tail in the air, which is obvious to me that she is in a nesting mood. I am "guessing" I have been chosen as her "mater"? A friend of mine with macaws told me to give her some time and not encourage it so not give her scritches, how long will this go on and is this the best way to handle it, I feel awful only "talking and singing" to her, it's been a good 3 weeks at this point. She has no paper to shred, and I've shortened day time for her to try to stop the behavior as well.
2010-04-24 | ||
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