Lilac crown or Mexican redhead

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This bird is listed as a red fronted amazon and I take that to mean Mexican redhead.
But.
The red band looks too dark and more maroon (lilac if you like) than my Mexican redhead parrots.

Keep in mind the hatch date is 5/2024 so it’s a young bird.

 

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In person it looks darker than the photo.

He was very active and hard to get a good photo.
Soooo friendly he steps up and let me scratch him.

Really screamed when I walked away

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Is he your new baby?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Looks like a Lilac Crowned to me, too. When are you taking him home?

 

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I’m trying NOT to take him home.

I can’t see it working out.

I don’t want to break up the Twins relationship.
2 is company and 3 is a crowd.

He (don’t know gender) is a superb screamer.
I already have two of those whose screaming is mostly under control. This guy is young and really wants attention.

Because he’s so young and I’m not so young it’s another good reason to go with a rescue.

He’s just so friendly the only thing keeping him in the store is the price.
And really for this store the price is high but not what I would call outrageous.
$2,200.00 (but you got to tack on nearly 11% sales tax.)
He already talks .
My Mexican redhead was $950. Back in 2017 but we all know how parrot prices when through the roof in 2020.

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Don't try so hard. If you don't take him someone awful might and he'll have a miserable life. Put in earplugs if he's too noisy. I think I hear Bingo whispering in your ear . . .

 

[DonnaBudgie]

How would it break up the Twins?

 

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How would it break up the Twins?

Well there was no chance of getting Bingo together with another parrot.
He identified as a human LOL.
Even though Merlin wanted to make friends it wasn’t in the cards.
But Merlin’s attention to Bingo clearly got Luna upset/jellious.

One big reason for buying Merlin was as a companion for Luna and it’s worked out as well as I could ask.
Luna is a rescue that, at least for a time (maybe) had a wild flock.

I think the most likely outcome would be.
Merlin wants to make friends with new bird.
New bird (being young) has good chance of wanting to make friends with Merlin.
Luna gets left out.

Keeping new bird separate from my other amazons will really get him screaming.

This is just my gut feeling.
My priority has to be to the two birds I already have.

There is a bird fair in December I plan to attend.
If I find a bronze wing Pionus ……. Sold.
I don’t think the Twins would be affected by something so different.

 

[kme3388]

Some of us on the parrot forum have MPS (multiple parrot syndrome). I have 4 parrots, and there are days I feel like I don’t have time to breathe. They want to be my only friend, and try to scare off guests. Anytime my phone rings they are screaming over the person on the other end of the phone. They NEVER leave me alone. Alone time is out the window. It’s very hard for me to go out, or take vacations. With the larger parrots that are more difficult most people have no experience with them. Not that they make it any easier but it for sure has changed my life. I don’t mind as I’m an introvert anyway. I am not one that thrives off social interactions. I would prefer to do projects in my garage. Just think all of this through before taking on another parrot. I don’t know you on a personal level but I know what it’s like to have parrots who think I don’t need any more friends.