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The attributes listed in this thread are the experiences of each individual and your experiences may differ with your individual bird.
This is my experience with two Hawk-Headed Parrots, Yuna and Cochise. Your experience may differ, due to the fact that all birds are individuals, have different genes, are raised differently, etc.
Some good things
Hawk-headed Parrots are gorgeous, smart, and very aware. I stress the aware, for example~ if you walk in the room with even the smallest item that is new, they spy it immediately. Both Yuna and Cochise are my sentry birds. One on either end of the house. If Cochise sees anything scary, or that he does not like, he sounds a warning. Interesting is the fact that the other birds understand this warning. Yuna has the vantage of seeing the front of the house. She sounds off a shrill eee eee eee when she sees anyone coming up the walkway, or the dog going by, or daddy leaving or coming home, and other things she thinks warrants a call. Now Heartly uses her call to know to go to the back door in anticipation of daddy is home. So it has crossed to three separate creatures....birds, dog, and person. Amazing!
Both were in dire straights, and although this is a touchy subject with some, as I am not a rescue or sanctuary, I still consider that both birds needed rescuing. Cochise was kept in a deplorable situation, and Yuna was nearly dead. For this I think they are both very grateful to me. I just mention this as I do not truly know either ones past.
I think Hawk-headed parrots get a bad rap. For some reason everyone thinks they are so difficult. I can say I have two that are at each end of the spectrum. Cochise is less touchy feely, unless it is on his terms, than Yuna. Yuna can be picked up like a little bundle, and loves to be with you and be petted and loved on.
One good trait is they are capable of entertaining themselves, and do not sound off all day.
They are on the smaller size of parrots, I would call them medium.
So some bad things..hmm.
They have a terrible bite, as the beak has a little hook downward. They are extremely quick too, so if they come at your face or to bite, it can happen before you know what hit you. Now I could say with respect to Cochise that they are very wary of strangers. I think this is most common for hawk-heads. But then there is unusual Yuna, who loves everyone!
They have what I call the banshee call, it is very high pitched.
Keep in mind that baby hawk-heads in the wild play with baby caiques, if that gives you any notion of their unusual and unique personality traits. They are different in some ways.
It is said that hawk-headed adult birds are solitary, and this may be one of the reasons they seem so aware of their surroundings at all times.
There is nothing ugly that I can say. The only thing I have read or heard from many is the mate aggression. My friend has a theory about this having to do with people having success with one pair, so they get another, and that is when the original male kills his mate. I have no personal experience.
Yuna
Cochise
This is my experience with two Hawk-Headed Parrots, Yuna and Cochise. Your experience may differ, due to the fact that all birds are individuals, have different genes, are raised differently, etc.
Some good things
Hawk-headed Parrots are gorgeous, smart, and very aware. I stress the aware, for example~ if you walk in the room with even the smallest item that is new, they spy it immediately. Both Yuna and Cochise are my sentry birds. One on either end of the house. If Cochise sees anything scary, or that he does not like, he sounds a warning. Interesting is the fact that the other birds understand this warning. Yuna has the vantage of seeing the front of the house. She sounds off a shrill eee eee eee when she sees anyone coming up the walkway, or the dog going by, or daddy leaving or coming home, and other things she thinks warrants a call. Now Heartly uses her call to know to go to the back door in anticipation of daddy is home. So it has crossed to three separate creatures....birds, dog, and person. Amazing!
Both were in dire straights, and although this is a touchy subject with some, as I am not a rescue or sanctuary, I still consider that both birds needed rescuing. Cochise was kept in a deplorable situation, and Yuna was nearly dead. For this I think they are both very grateful to me. I just mention this as I do not truly know either ones past.
I think Hawk-headed parrots get a bad rap. For some reason everyone thinks they are so difficult. I can say I have two that are at each end of the spectrum. Cochise is less touchy feely, unless it is on his terms, than Yuna. Yuna can be picked up like a little bundle, and loves to be with you and be petted and loved on.
One good trait is they are capable of entertaining themselves, and do not sound off all day.
They are on the smaller size of parrots, I would call them medium.
So some bad things..hmm.
They have a terrible bite, as the beak has a little hook downward. They are extremely quick too, so if they come at your face or to bite, it can happen before you know what hit you. Now I could say with respect to Cochise that they are very wary of strangers. I think this is most common for hawk-heads. But then there is unusual Yuna, who loves everyone!
They have what I call the banshee call, it is very high pitched.
Keep in mind that baby hawk-heads in the wild play with baby caiques, if that gives you any notion of their unusual and unique personality traits. They are different in some ways.
It is said that hawk-headed adult birds are solitary, and this may be one of the reasons they seem so aware of their surroundings at all times.
There is nothing ugly that I can say. The only thing I have read or heard from many is the mate aggression. My friend has a theory about this having to do with people having success with one pair, so they get another, and that is when the original male kills his mate. I have no personal experience.
Yuna
Cochise
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