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Posted by Parrotdragon on Wed, 06/09/2004 - 21:57 :: Amazons
I received the following from a lady I correspond with in Canada. She wants to know how an Amazon would get on with her birds. She has a budgie, 'teil and a Moustache parrot. I know nothing about Amazons, don't even know if we have any here in NZ. Can anyone answer this for her?

"Hey Debbi How are you? We are all fine up here. I was wondering. How do amazons get along with other birds? We might have a chance to bring an amazon home. Will this bird get along with our other 3? Or will we have to keep them seperrate at all times? I cant remember but do you have one? If so how dose it get along with your other birds? Patrick Melody and Clayton all have there own cages but they spend alot of play time together out of their seperate cages. As a matter of fact the only time these three get locked up is when we are in bed for the night or out of the house. Will we be able to let this amazon out of the cage with the others? Or will he be a big bully and have to keep him completly away from the other three?"
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Posted by NateW on Fri, 06/11/2004 - 00:49.
I have a friend with an amazon that, as far as I know, only makes cockatiel noises... this bird loves her tiels and follows them around all day.

But you could just as easily get an amazon that attacks the other birds.

I think both of the above are possible no matter what species you get. Individuals vary so much, species doesn't matter a whole lot.

Nate Waddoups
Redmond WA USA
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Posted by jasperboy on Tue, 10/19/2004 - 13:00.
i personaly think it would depend on the birds personality,and wether he sees you as his mate or knot!!
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Posted by rupicola on Tue, 10/19/2004 - 13:35.
Amazons are not the most easy goin' species of parrots.
You might find an individual who's doing fine with another parrot species, so far I agree it depends more or less on the birds personality, but the real trouble is due to expect when the amazone reaches maturity.
Most amazons tend to get (more) agressive in the breeding season and
this is where the amazon might attack other birds and sometimes peolple too! It won't come as a surprise that species like budgies and other small parrots will not have a chance in a serious conflict.
I guess putting different species together works best if at least the size of the birds does not differ too much.
In my opinion the far best match is two birds of the same species.
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Posted by sb4372 on Sat, 01/19/2008 - 17:59.
I have an amazon, 3 tiels and 1 parakeet. When I am home, my birds' cages remain open and they are allowed out. All my birds get wings clipped, but they can fly short distances to each other's cages. My amazon goes into my tiels cage, never bothering the birds or roosts on the top of their cage. My tiels run around the Amazon's cage with him in it and it doesn't seem to bother him. My parakeet is always in and out of the Amazon's cage or perched next to him. Most days he is very tolerant. Other days, he chases the parakeet away. I truly have no fear that my Amazon would intentionally cause harm to any of my birds. But I am always aware that my amazon has no idea the strength of his bite and should he bite, for whatever reason, it could have deadly consequences. I never let them all out at the same time unless I am there to supervise.
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