My Name is Panamá

My Name (really is) Panamá

Yellow Head Parrot

I am 1 yr. old now, my parents were born in Panamá and brought to the U.S.A., I was born in Leon Springs...very close to San Antonio,TX. I belong to Skeeter and we live in Kerrville. My favorite thing to say is, "I love you Panamá...."

I am a Panamá Amazon Parrot...the following is a brief document about my breed of Parrot.

Among the first animals Christopher Columbus came across in the New World were Amazon Parrots. Columbus brought back Cuban Parrots to Europe from his first voyage to the New World. Traders and sailors called them "Kriken" from the French word ... 'criquer' ... which means to screech!

Those that survived capture and the long sea voyage went to trainers in European ports ... these trainers were generally innkeepers in sailor bars, barbers or former sailors. The birds picked up repulsive habits; such as...spitting, snoring, hacking coughs and a good vocabulary of swear words.

In the wild, Amazons are most active from about dawn to 10:00am. They become active again from about 4:00 P.M. to dusk. In captivity it is during these times that some become quite noisy. When alarmed by an intruder, they become very vocal and remain so after all signs of the intruder have vanished. The amount of noise varies with different species and individuals.

The Amazon is a stocky-built bird with a square tail. Those commonly kept as pets are mostly green with light bone or gray beaks. They range in size from 10 to 16 inches. Amazons have green body feathers varying from dark bluish green to a yellow green. Amazons seem plain at first glance, but that quickly changes when they flare into display. In full display, they fan out their tails revealing red and yellow colors. The Amazon raises his head feathers, dilates his eyes and walks stiff-legged. He holds his wings away from his body, drops them slightly and fans the lower wing feathers revealing dazzling bright feathers.

Most Panamá's have a good temperament. They are famous for their talking abilities.

Skeeter

RANGE: NW Columbia, Western Panamá
SIZE: 12-13 inches
HEAD: yellow forehead, blue wash on the crown.
BEAK: grayish horn with black type
FEET: horn color, almost white
Breeding Season: Feb.- March

Last update: August 15, 1997

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