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Black-billed Amazon  (Amazona agilis)

Also Known As: Black-billed Parrot, All-green Amazon, Active Amazon
 
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Black-billed Amazon

Credit: © World Parrot Trust
 
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Care in Captivity
Pet Suitability:
Medium to noisy parrot, with quiet temperment otherwise. Not aggressive to other birds outside breeding season. Will bond with owner after a time. Prone to obesity.

Captive Status:
Very rare

Longevity:
Not available

Housing:
4 x 1.5 x 2m (13 x 5 x 6.5 ft) enclosure with metal construction.

Enrichment:
Provide bird-safe branches (fir, pine, etc), wood and vegetable tanned leather chew toys, ladders, swings, foraging toys.

Nest Box Size:
Vertical box 10" x 10" x 24" (25.4cm x 25.4cm x 61cm).

Clutch Size:
2-3

Incubation Time:
26 days

Fledging Age:
8 weeks

Hatch Weight:
Not available

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

Link to Specialist Club:
http://amazonaonline.com/TAS/modules/content/index.php?id=5

More Info Sites:
http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E319.htm&Pic=319_1.JPG

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=90877

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-billed_Amazon