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Crush
Bird ID: L2008013
Species: Amazon
Sex: Female
Sub-Species: Orange Winged
Health Status: Healthy
Good with Kids: Unknown
Well Socialized: Yes
Adoption status: Success Story

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I've been happily adopted, but check below for a list of other sweet birds who need a home!

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Update, 11 Jan 2009: After just over a month in foster care I am eating well, playing with all of my toys, climbing around my cage like a gymnast and enjoying the companionship of my foster family. And, day by day, all of my gorgeous, colorful feathers are growing back in and my fear of abandonment is going away. I'm a curious bird, and I love to be near people all the time so that I can watch them. I'm calm and gentle as Amazon parrots go, and will make a great addition to somebody's household -- maybe yours?


Hello! I'm Crush the Orange-Winged Amazon, named after the soft drink. I was originally brought into the Solano County Animal Shelter by somebody who just didn't want me around anymore. The cardboard box I was in was so small that my feathers were sticking out the sides of it! I was scared and timid at the shelter and spent most of my time there shaking in fright. Because of this, the shelter workers thought I was sick and called Mickaboo for me. A quick trip to the doctor by a conscientious Mickaboo volunteer determined that I was not sick, just scared and broken-hearted.

I have just been in foster care for a short time and I have already started to put my life back together! I'm enjoying apples, pomegranates, formulated pelleted diet, and sprouted grains. I also like Rice Chex as a special treat. I step up for my foster parents when I feel like it and I am growing less and less scared every day. My plumage was pretty roughed up from my ordeal in the cardboard box and a bad diet but, as you can see from my photograph I am a very pretty girl. I have never bitten anybody in foster care and most of my vocalizations are gentle and not too loud.

Check back here to see how I am doing as I continue to settle into foster care!

Notice: Due to the sometimes difficult nature of amazons, Mickaboo prefers that amazons not be a households' first parrot. If you intend to house an amazon, please research the following websites:

Wikipedia: Amazon_parrot
Birdsnways.com Articles
Parrot House

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Other Amazons available:

Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue Bailey (Blue Fronted)

Bebe (Red Lored)

Bentley (Blue Fronted)

Bud (Orange Winged)

Buster (Yellow Nape)

Cappy (Yellow Nape)

DeeBee (Blue Fronted)

Diego (Blue Fronted)

Jesse and Skipper (Yellow Nape)

Joey (Yellow Nape)

Johnny (Double Yellow Head)

Kona (Blue Fronted)

Lollipop (Blue Fronted)

Louie (Mexican Red Head (green cheeked))

Oscar (Double Yellow Head)

Peetee (Yellow Nape)

Petey (Blue Fronted)

Porsche (Double Yellow Head)

Prince (Lilac Crown)

Santiago (Blue Fronted)

Sky (Blue Fronted)

Tommy (Lilac Crown)

Willy and Jacob (Yellow Crown)