Alexandrine has black feather above its beak

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Gorgeous bird!

But... I have heard that black feather tips or ther discolorations can be indications of vitamin deficiency, so I'd definitely follow up with an avian vet.
 
Actually i live in an area where there are no avian vet....

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Yipes!

My advice would be to Google "healthy Alexandrine parrot diet" and see if you're feeding correctly. I'm confident there is a problem, and of course you want to address it quickly...
Maybe use the SEARCH tab above, too.

Hopefully some experts will be along soon to help you.
 
By the way is it a male or a female....

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Looks like a hen to me but they don't start to show adult plumage for a year or two, sometimes, from what I recall.

Alexandrine folks??????????????
 
But i have seen some pink feathers behind its neck......

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Arush, it is possible your bird is male. But from pictures, it is exceptionally difficult to tell due to the amount of black feathering. I highly, highly recommend looking into a balanced diet for your parrot. Black feathering is often a result of the following:

- Possible vitamin A deficiency; prolonged deficiency can result in long term medical care or diminish the length of your parrot's life span. Some vitamin A rich foods are carrots, sweet potato, kale, spinach, red pepper, mangoes, or apricots.
- Lack of vitamin D3 or sunlight; this can be supplement with well balanced pellets such as Harrison's, or simply through direct sunlight.
- Liver Disease; when a bird's diet is too high in fat (in other words, fed an all seed diet), then liver tissue is replaced with fatty tissue reducing the capabilities of the organ. This results in many things, one of them being poor feather colouration. A change in diet and activity can help curb this, but it is very difficult to treat when it is in its late stages.

While seed diets are the easiest to afford or attain, they are the most unhealthy for the majority of domesticated parrots. Balanced pellets with low sugars/colouring with fresh vegetables/fruits is the best way to prolong the time spent with our feathery friends. Alexandrines are well known for living up to 25-30 years when kept healthy in mind and body.
 
SO WILL THE BLACK FEATHERING GO AFTER A MOLT.?

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Mine has the same black colour was told my some on here it's just baby colors.. she had a mini molt from heat and there's not as much black now.
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Oh..

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If your bird is not a baby and already molted I would maybe be worried about liver disease or vitamin deficiency
 
But my parrot has it now for more than 2 months....


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So what is it ...?

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I don't know ;/
What's the bird's age, diet and has it molted before?
 
Arush, it is possible your bird is male. But from pictures, it is exceptionally difficult to tell due to the amount of black feathering. I highly, highly recommend looking into a balanced diet for your parrot. Black feathering is often a result of the following:

- Possible vitamin A deficiency; prolonged deficiency can result in long term medical care or diminish the length of your parrot's life span. Some vitamin A rich foods are carrots, sweet potato, kale, spinach, red pepper, mangoes, or apricots.
- Lack of vitamin D3 or sunlight; this can be supplement with well balanced pellets such as Harrison's, or simply through direct sunlight.
- Liver Disease; when a bird's diet is too high in fat (in other words, fed an all seed diet), then liver tissue is replaced with fatty tissue reducing the capabilities of the organ. This results in many things, one of them being poor feather colouration. A change in diet and activity can help curb this, but it is very difficult to treat when it is in its late stages.

While seed diets are the easiest to afford or attain, they are the most unhealthy for the majority of domesticated parrots. Balanced pellets with low sugars/colouring with fresh vegetables/fruits is the best way to prolong the time spent with our feathery friends. Alexandrines are well known for living up to 25-30 years when kept healthy in mind and body.


I agree completely. Please follow this wonderful advice.
 
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