Orange Winged Amazons – Bird Info from MRParrots.com!

 

 

One of our clients, Exotic Pet Birds, is featuring parrot and bird info on their website. As a service to their site, we will be posting their features on our blog.

This feature will be on the Orange Winged Amazon:

 

Orange Winged Amazon

(Amazona amazonica)
AKA Orange Winged Parrot or Loro Guaro

 

Description: The Orange 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.

 

Orange Winged Amazons as Pets: The Orange 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.

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 32×23 cage, with a 36×24 being about perfect.

Never by any type of pet on impulse, and do your research before you buy. Taking one of these beautiful creatures into your life as a companion is a life-long commitment, and should not be viewed lightly.

 

STOP WILD TRAPPING NOW!!! 

 

 

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Caique Parrots – Bird Info from MRParrots.com!

 

 

One of our clients, Exotic Pet Birds, is featuring parrot and bird info on their website. As a service to their site, we will be posting their features on our blog.

This next feature will be on the Caique Parrot:

 

Caique Parrot

2 sub-species:
Black-headed Parrot (Pionites melanocephalus)
White-bellied Parrot (Pionites leucogaster)

Distribution in the wild: Amazon Basin in South America, with the Black-headed north of the Amazon River, and the White-bellied south of the river. They generally prefer forested areas and subsist on fruit and seeds. Caiques are generally canopy dwellers, spending most of their time in the tops of trees, foraging and playing. They are highly vocal and typically seen in pairs or small groups.

Caique wing feathers produce a distinctive whirring sound in flight.

Caiques as pets: Caiques are growing in popularity in the pet world, the commonly found species being the Black-headed Caique since it was introduced first in captivity, but the White-bellied Caique’s popularity is growing rapidly as well. Caiques bond well with humans and have a reputation as playful and energetic birds that enjoy playing with toys and lying on their backs. They are not particularly good flyers, becoming tired and winded after only a short distance. They also tend to be clumsy and slow in the air as compared to other birds. they often prefer to walk, jump, climb, or hop as a mode of transportation. They are excellent climbers, with very strong feet and legs. Their behavior has been said to be most comparable to lories and lorikeets.

The two species of Caique also exhibit a unique behavior known as “surfing” where the bird will enter a trancelike state and vigorously rub it’s face, wings and chest against any nearby soft item (e.g. carpets, towels, cushions, crumpled paper, curtains or human hair) whilst using its beak to pull itself along. During this, the bird will display frenzied, jerky, spasmodic, seizure-like movements and may roll over several times, in a similar manner to a cat that is high on catnip. The purpose of this behavior is unknown and occurs regardless of age or sex. It would however appear to be a pleasurable experience for the bird.

Compared with the volume of larger parrots, Caiques are fairly quite if trained properly. They have a peculiar call which has been compared to a smoke alarm, used for warning and for making contact with the flock members who are out of visual range. This call is a high, piercing, and loud enough to alert flock members across the jungle or neighboring apartment dwellers. They are extremely active, prefer lots of physical interaction and playtime, and are prolific chewers. They can be distrustful of or aggressive toward other species of parrot, so prospective buyers should be careful if they have or plan to have other types of parrots. They can also be highly demanding of human attention, and stubborn, not easily distracted from stealing eyeglasses or chewing unapproved items even when tempted with favorite treats and toys.

Caiques are poor imitators of human speech, and their appeal as a pet lies in their playfulness, not their speaking ability. Some individuals can learn to mimic words, and will speak in a soft and gravelly voice. Many caiques easily learn to whistle and some birds enjoy developing a large repertoire which they creatively recombine to come up with new calls and short tunes. They also enjoy learning environmental sounds such as telephone rings and microwave beeps.

Caiques also possess a particular odor. the smell of a particular individual depends on genetics, emotional state, grooming and diet. some birds smell more strongly than others, and the scent can be described as a dry, cardboard-like smell. Happy caiques on a healthy diet that includes flax seeds or another source of high quality seed oil often smell slightly sweet. Prospective buyers should interact with a bird before buying it, as all pet buyers should, to see weather they find the smell unpleasant.

As parrots go, Caiques are somewhat “difficult” birds and inexperienced parrot owners should be ready to learn the bird’s moods well. Although they can make great companion parrots for the right person, due to their extremely engaging and funny personalities, some individuals can be very hot-tempered. Caiques ordinarily respond well to homes in which some time is devoted to playing with them each day, and like all pet birds, they need to be kept in a bird-safe environment.

As with most parrots, males and females either species of Caiques look exactly the same. the only ways to determine sex are surgical sexing and DNA sexing. DNA sexing is safer for the bird than surgical sexing.

When kept as companions you’ll need to make sure that they have a well balanced consisting of fresh veggies and fruit, a good pelleted blend, pastas, sprouts, and a high quality nut seed and grain mix. Proper cage size is very important with these birds because of their activity level. The minimun requirement would be a 26×22 with a 30×22 being about perfect.

As with any pet please educate yourself before buying. This a life long commitment on your part and should not be taken lightly.

STOP WILD TRAPPING NOW!!! 

 

 

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Amazon Parrots – Bird Info from MRParrots.com!

 

 

One of our clients, Exotic Pet Birds, is featuring parrot and bird info on their website. As a service to their site, we will be posting their features on our blog.

This feature will be on the Amazon Parrot:

 

Amazon Parrot

(Amazona)

An Amazon parrot is a large parrot of the genus Amazona native to the New World ranging from South America to Mexico and the Caribbean.

Most Amazons are predominantly green, with accenting colors that depend on the species and can be quite vivid. Amazons, like all parrots, are zygodactyl, having four toes on each foot—two front and two back. They feed primarily on nuts and fruits, supplemented by leafy matter.

Amazons are talkative, colorful, clever, bratty and sometimes considered a handful, but there are some subspecies that defy commonly held beliefs about the Amazons.

There are 27 subspecies of Amazons found through-out the world. The most common species kept as companion pets are the Yellow-Naped Amazons, Double-Yellow-Headed Amazons, Blue-Front Amazon, and the Yellow-Crowned Amazons. All four of these subspecies are great talkers, but they can be loud and demanding as pet, and may have a tendency to become a one person bird. Some people like their “in your face” attitude and some don’t. Either way, Amazons do command a presence no matter how you feel about them. This said, be very aware about what you are taking on when you decide on a Amazon as a companion pet.

Some of the smaller Amazon subspecies may be a little better to live with, such as the White-Fronted Amazon, Red-Lored Amazon, and the Lilac-Crowned Amazon. These smaller subspecies of Amazons are generally quieter, easier to handle and not quite as pushy as their larger cousins.

The life span of Amazon Parrots kept as companion pets has greatly improved over the years because we now have an understanding of how they live and survive in the wild and what it takes to keep these birds healthy. Unfortunately lousy care and poor diets still exist out-there and can shorten these birds lives by upwards of 10 to 20 years.

Feed your amazon a well balanced diet of fresh veggies and fruit, a high quailty nut and seed mix, and a good pelleted blend.

Minimum cage reguirements for an amazon is 24″ x 22″, but bigger is sometimes better. Please remember amazons can become perch potatoes, so have lots of wood for them to chew and toys to play with.
Exotic birds should never be bought on impulse. Please research any bird you’re interested in purchasing before you buy. Educating yourself can only be beneificial to you and your new companion parrot.

 

 

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African Grey Parrots – Bird Info from MRParrots.com!

 

One of our clients, Exotic Pet Birds, is featuring parrot and bird info on their website.  As a service to their site, we will be posting their features on our blog.

The first feature will be on the African Grey Parrot:

 

African Grey Parrot

(Psittacus erithacus)

sub-species: Congo and Timneh

14 inches (36 cm). Male and female. Overall color, gray; feathers on crown, forehead, nape, neck, and throat have lighter colored margins. Bare skin around eyes, whitish; tail, red; bill, black; feet, gray.

The Timneh parrot (P.e. timneh) which like the Congo form (P.e. erithacus) is commonly bred, has a horn-colored upper mandible and brown to russet tail feathers. It measures only 12 1/2 inches (32 cm) and is clearly smaller than the Congo variety.

Distribution in the wild: Equatorial Africa from the Ivory Coast in the west to western Kenya in the east, and south as far as northern Angola, southern Congo, and northwestern Tanzania. The gray parrot’s distribution is largely identical to the range of the African oil palm, the fruit of which forms the bulk of the bird’s diet.

Habitat in the wild: Forested plains. Birds forage in sparsely wooded savannas, and open country. Occasionally, they are also found in mangrove swamps.

These guys are the Einsteins of the parrot world. African Greys are not only great talkers but have proven that they can actually understand what they are saying, as proven by the late great Alex.

African Greys need a very loving and attentive human companion. They need to be kept mentally active and challenged. Without a good bond and relationship with their human companion most Greys can become aggressive, withdrawn, and phobic. Boredom and a lack of intellectual stimulation and variety can make for a pretty miserable life for these intelligent birds. Their noise level is in the moderate to high range which makes an African Grey not a good choice for apartments, condos, or people with easily annoyed neighbors.

If I were to venture a guess I would have to say that most African Greys kept as pets are of the Congo subspecies. The smaller darker African Grey Timnehs are just as good of talkers as their cousins the African Grey Congo and seem to be gaining in popularity. So the word is out: African Grey Timnehs are pretty cool birds too.

A good mix of fresh veggies and fruit along with a pelleted diet, and a high quality nut and seed mix will keep your grey healthy and long lived. Minimum cage size requirement for these birds is 34″ x 24″. Make sure you have lots of toys to keep them stimulated.

 

 

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“Thanks for all your time and patience with us. Keep up the good work.”

 

When you’re looking for Birds for Sale, you go to MRParrots.com!  They have info about the birds, a broad selection of cages, toys, food and other bird items, and SOON an online store!

So we at Myrtle Beach Website Designer were thrilled to get this letter from Mickey Pirigyi, owner of MRParrots.com: 

 

 

Hi Spike,

Just wanted to drop you a line and tell you what an enjoyable experience it was working with you on the development and publishing of our web site www.mrparrots.com. Thanks for all your time and patience with us. Keep up the good work.

Mickey
Exotic Pet Birds

 

 

We really enjoyed making MRParrots.com, and we look forward to finishing their Online Store as well!

For more testimonials like this one, go to our Testimonials Page!

MRParrots.com – A New Website by MyrtleBeachWebsiteDesigner.com

Welcome MRParrots.com to the Myrtle Beach Website Designer Family!

 

And the beat goes on…Myrtle Beach Website Designer is designing and maintaining MRParrots.com, the Official Website of Exotic Pet Birds!

Exotic Pet Birds is a massive bird store based in Boardman, OH. They provide parrots, cages, food, accessories and other supplies at a great price, with quality support and assistance.

Mickey Pirigyi, owner of Exotic Pet Birds, came to Myrtle Beach Website Designer to make a site where they could sell their birds and products online. 

They also wanted to be able to provide information about their store, info and pareting tips for the birds, and a testimonials page from their thrilled clients! 

They asked, and we delivered!  In addition to designing their site, we also manage their online marketing campaign!  As a result, they are top-rated on Google for the terms “buy parrots online”, “buy birds online”, “parrots for sale online” and “birds for sale online”!

Coming Soon is their online store, where you can buy birds, food and supplies right from their site!  Also coming soon is Mickey’s Birdie Blog!

Let’s welcome MRParrots.com to the MBWD family!