| We first became aware of the Festive Bodini Amazons in November 2007 when our friend in Mendocino California emailed and let us know that she was selling the last of her breeding stock and if we were interested in in purchasing her birds. I've always loved the Amazon parrots & basically told Michael we need these birds haha. We purchased 3 pairs plus a single male. The pairs included the parents and 3 offspring, 2 males and a female. A male from Rick Jordan at Hill Country Aviaries in Texas came with the flock. We've since added a now 2 year old female and recently added to more pairs. We now have a total of 5 pairs and a single male. We're looking for a breeding age hen to put with this guy. The Bodini Amazons are know by their scientific name Amazona Festiva Bodini and this particular subspecies is found mostly along the Orinoco River in Venezuela. Appearence wise the Festive Amazon is a medium sized parrot. Not as large as Yellow Napes or the Mealy's, it's roughly the same size as the Blue Fronts. Quite an unusual Amazon, the Bodini's have a wide band of red across their heads just above the cere, which extends back along their heads to almost their eyes. They have black beaks and a blue wash over their feathers on their face. I've noticed by observing the birds here that the blue feathers tend to be more prominant during the breeding season. Bodini Amazons are the only amazon parrots that have a large red square on their rump. At the moment, we're focusing on holding back all the females for breeding. We may from time to time offer some males for sale as pets. |
| 01/09/2009 |
| Festive Bodini Amazons |
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