Quito

This is what we know:

Quito is a Yellow-Naped Amazon who is estimated to be at least 30 years old. He has spent most of his life with one loving owner and is now facing a heartbreaking transition due to his owner becoming ill and unable to continue his care.

Quito is a striking green Amazon with a bright yellow nape. He is banded and does not fly, which makes safety and supervised handling especially important for him. He is believed to be male, though this has not been DNA verified. He has no known medical issues and no history of egg laying.

Quito loves chewing cardboard boxes such as cracker boxes, as well as bells and wooden chew toys.

Quito was very comfortable being handled by his owner and was last held just before she entered the hospital. Like many Amazons, he can be unpredictable with new people and has shown that he may bite without clear warning when he feels unsure or overstimulated. For this reason, Quito will do best with an experienced Amazon owner who understands parrot body language and is willing to move slowly and respectfully at his pace.

Quito prefers women . He dislikes being sprayed or misted with water.

Despite the recent stress and changes in his life, Quito has great potential to bond again in the right home. He is intelligent, loyal, and full of classic Amazon personality. With patience, structure, and understanding, Quito can thrive in a calm, experienced home that will give him the stability and respect he deserves for the next chapter of his life.

Age: 30

Sex: Not verified

Prefers: Females

Other Bird Aggressive? We haven’t allowed this bird to interact with other for their safety.

Cage Aggressive? No.

Adoption Fee: $900

Cage Available: Affordable used cages available to purchase starting at $100-to 250 up to 1000.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
None

***Information that is universal to every bird:

1) Birds are typically not family animals. They usually choose a favorite and at best you can expect them to tolerate everyone else.

2) Birds are not great with kids, dogs, other birds, and are not cuddly with everyone, nor can they really be trained to be. Birds are flock animals, who are social creatures that need to be in a communal area where they can see the rest of the family, or you may eperience serious vocalization and behavior problems. We’ve never met a bird who is great with kids, but we have met kids who are respectful of birds.

3) Birds bite. But, you shouldn’t “take the bite”. If you’re getting bit, you haven’t earned the trust of the bird, and are pushing the bird past his/her limits. You must figure out what the bird needs, and make what you’re asking of the bird more attractive than what they are already doing.

4) Birds are not “dominance” based creatures. Your only option for birds is to earn their trust. If they are, say…on top of a cage and don’t want to come down, that is where they feel safest, not a dominance thing. They are not trying to exert dominance, they just don’t want to come down. Your job as a parrot owner is to figure out what you can do to help them trust you, and whatever you are asking to be more attractive than what they are already doing.

5) NEVER send money over the internet for adoption with any individual or organization for the adoption of an animal you have not met in person. That is almost always a scam.