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Hawk-Headed Parrot

Location:

Outer Tropics - aviary along trail between Uco & Alligators

Hawk-Headed Parrot

  • Jade (F) 6/2/2018

  • Cosmo (M) 9/20/2015

Identifying Features:

  • Jade - R. green (coil), L. green (coil)

History:

  • Phx Zoo bred/hatched 3 in 2018

  • New male parrot, Cosmo, arrived April 2024 from Staten Island Zoo to pair with Jade

More Information:

  • Also known as Red-Fan Parrot

  • Rainforexts of South America

  • Only parrot other than cockatoos that can control their crests - will raise nape feathers when scared or excited. 

  • Mate for life

  • Smaller than most Amazonian parrots

  • Social, usually in groups of 3-7

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