Amazon Parrots Wild in Germany | Discover PARROTS

Stuttgart, Germany is home to a population of wild amazons. They are mostly yellow-headed amazons, Amazona oratrix. They have adapted well to life in a temperate park, but there are troubles too when they need to find a nest place!
Original video and audio recorded on location by Florin Feneru and Monica Crugel.
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Parrots in an urban jungle, by Johanne Martens
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Diet and Feeding Behaviour of Naturalised Amazon Parrots in a European City, by Johanne Martens, Dieter Hoppe, Friederike Woog
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Nest cavity characteristics, reproductive output and population trend of naturalised Amazon parrots in Germany, by Johanne M. Martens & Friederike Woog
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[@FrancoProfaci]

Who could dislike this video? I actually learned quite a bit from this! I didn't even know Amazon Parrots were in Germany!

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thanks for your kind feedback! I accept that some people will dislike the video. It could have been better filmed and narrated, but I'm an amateur, not a cinematographer. Best wishes! Florin

[@stefanus1968]

See those parrots every day - so enjoyable - life finds it´s way

[@childrey14]

Amazon Parrots are extremely intelligent and emotional with lots of personality 😂

[@saltodelpuma1667]

Amazing they've been able to survive the cold and snowy winter of Stuttgart.

[@rozan9]

Thank you very much amazing love amazon parrots

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thank you, Hasan! I see you have a blue-fronted amazon. Best wishes!

[@birdsbeauty3724]

Beautiful Yellow Headed Amazon Parakeet

[@to8686]

What devine creatures . Absolutely gorgeous would love to see them every day.

[@childrey14]

Other than Corvids, Amazon parrots are extremely intelligent with big individual personalities and emotions.

[@pmfg875]

They are from Mexico where it gets cold every night. Thanks a million for sharing this! They are endangered in Mexico but this video gives me hope. ❤6:05 nice picture, very beautiful

[@sirusman7365]

I love keeping exotic birds ..and this is the best channel for proper information. Love your work ,highly appreciated

[@peterreece2340]

I keep Amazons in Barbados and had no idea that they would breed in a cold place like Germany. Great video.

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thank you so much!

[@coffee946]

i have a amzone yellow hedded parrot as a pet!

[@maciesmith5606]

So do I!

[@Gerrit-Chr]

I just came back from my Walk, where I took a wonderfull Picture of two of these Parrots. It is so funny, that you can go on Safari inside the City :D

[@SalvadorYanezRuiz]

This was amazing, thank you for making this!

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thank you so much, Salvador!

[@naturebc]

It's amazing that these seemingly tropical birds have managed to survive in northern Europe. I don't understand how they get used to the cold. Cool

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thanks for your feedback. Many tropical birds would survive temperate climates, but hey lack food. Fruits and twigs in the case of parrots. But as long as they get the daily calorie intake they can survive low temperatures during winter time.

[@praisethesun.praisedeussol6051]

Central Europe

[@praisethesun.praisedeussol6051]

@Levent knight no litteral not it's Central Europe it's literally the middle of the European continent the only thing that maybe more central is Austria I mean the Central Powers?

[@billh1935]

Great film.......We have a Double Yellow Headed Amazon and live outside Chicago, Il in the States. We got our bird (Ares) from a breeder 18 years ago. It is said to hear about all the destruction being done to their natural habitat in Central America. I never new about your flock of wild parrots in Germany. After this COVID-19 situation is over my wife and I will have to come over to Germany to see your wild parrots. A great excuse for a vacation. Thanks again for your film.

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thanks, Bill! I'm actually in the UK, that's where I live. I went to Germany during a weekend specifically to see these parrots for myself. It's a fantastic experience for anyone who knows parrots. You could also stop by in London and feed rose-ringed parakeets from your hand in Kensington Gardens! Best wishes! Florin

[@hans471]

Hey Bill, if you like you could make a stop over in Heidelberg too. We have a large swarm of parrots there directly at the train station. Not sure about the species... :-)

[@billh1935]

Well, thanks again for the video Florin. Any plans on more parrot videos? It would be great to see some more of parrots in the wild. I was really surprised to see wild parrots living in such cold temps. It is remarkable how they were able to adapt. I would definitely love to stop by London to see the rose-ringed parakeets. My wife has been to the UK several times, but not me. Hopefully sometime in the future when the world gets back to normal, LOL. Best Wishes & Stay Safe. Bill

[@billh1935]

@@hans471 would love to stop in Heidelberg. It would be awesome to see the wild parrots at the train station. You should shoot some video of the parrots at the train station. I would love to see them. My wife has been all over Europe, multiple times. She had nothing but great things to say about her travels through Germany/Europe. Hopefully, we will get there in the not so distant future if things get back to normal in the World. Hopefully, COVID-19 will be a thing of the past soon and we can plan a trip across the pond soon. Take Care & Stay Safe & Healthy. Bill

[@ozziethecockatoo5902]

Beautiful!

[@hillbillyhorace6037]

Wow that is a brilliant little film.

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thanks!

[@nilanjanachatterjee9023]

Excellent video 😊

[@Bakedea87]

Beautiful

[@jackdu6901]

as birds lover. is amazing to see them in the wild in Germany . If I don't see this video . I wont believe it does not what you say. how they live in the cold winter ? just like the conures live in San Francisco ( Telegraph Hill ) . very good video . keep up the good works . cheer

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thanks, Jack! Many tropical birds could live in colder climates if they could find food in winter. The amazons in Germany and other parrots in Europe and North America survive thanks to trees producing fruits and seeds, plus people feeding birds at feeding stations. Best wishes, Florin

[@fokitbirdsandchikutbirdstc4670]

@@DiscoverPARROTS So with a why?

[@fokitbirdsandchikutbirdstc4670]

I is... mean

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

@@fokitbirdsandchikutbirdstc4670 I'm sorry, I don't understand the question.

[@100ukmrf]

Great vid, really enjoyed it, thanks for uploading

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@innerarmour8347]

Great video, well done

[@jzf4858]

Short video but comprehensive and captures bahaviour. Great work.

[@khanbirds9912]

Good job you are doing great..

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Many thanks!

[@therealsbrink]

Beautiful animals

[@strelnikoff7]

I can’t believe what I’m seeing 😲

[@benstaubitz1036]

Thanks for the cool and funny bird content!

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it!

[@spnl6865]

Nice Amazon parrot 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Many thanks!

[@Dea_Decay]

Awesome video! I have an orange wing amazon myself and getting to see them adapt to different climates and cities is amazing. We have wild parrots back in New York where I'm from though they were Quaker / Monk Parrots. My parents own an Amazon parrot who I'm currently bird watching and watching this video with and he dances like they do fairly often (he's an Orange Wing Amazon)

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

I love orange-winged amazons! I've seen videos of a man in Germany who kept a pair free-range. They were coming back home every evening. I can't find those videos though, maybe they were deleted?

[@petrichorbreeze]

Very nice! Thanks for this video! Great to see other species surviving in non native habitats in other places in the world! In New York, we have a population of Quaker parrots, and many other places in America too!

[@standwithhk6308]

Although I love the parrots so much, felt a bit sorry about the Jackdaw.

[@juanfrankazofeifagonzalez6583]

- Awesome,Really BeauTy...~😀🏬🦜

[@brianmadsen7305]

Very nice film..

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thanks, Brian!

[@brianmadsen7305]

@@DiscoverPARROTS you are so wellcome. Nice work

[@Loveofpets]

Very interesting. I never knew they lived there. Did the Amazon kill those Jackos or what they are called?

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

No, the jackdaw (a type of crow) has survived the attack. But amazons can be aggressive!

[@jorgenquiding2334]

@@DiscoverPARROTS The fighting scene brings back memories of the double yellow headed who was in the family from 1968 to 1999 when he sadly died. Flying indoors and eating were his main interests. Hunting other parrots of the family was real fun. Attacking the grey parrot in the air or scaring the crap out of the moluccan cuccato. It's back presented a perfect landing area. Size didn't matter. No big injuries, only one orange feather was lost. It was his home and he could never stand the other ones.

[@FINCHWORLDWORLD]

good job

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thank you!

[@TheNickson94]

Awesome clip love it! I come from around Stuttgart and I haven’t heard of it before! I’m gonna look for them next time I’m there!

[@brianmadsen7305]

Me to, want to go there this spring

[@eisenbahntv5549]

Die Gelbkopfamazonen fliegen im großen Schloß Garten, Rosensteinpark, in Bad Cannstadt und fliegen ebenfalls am Ostendplatz umher.

[@cherylklyne4869]

My 20 year old male orange winged amazon has been living outside in Calgary Alberta Canada for 3 years now . I know which tree he spends his winters in. I can't catch him But i won't give up on getting him back..

[@andrewtate568]

This is actually quite sad I hope you find your bird and get it back

[@KathgoKat]

Oh no !! He must be freezing in the winter.. You must b devastated.......I have 2 Yellow Crowned.. in Beaver Valley. Ontario Ski Country... I hope you catch him.....I had no idea they could survive in cold climates like Germany.

[@src3360]

Come to Florida 🌈 We have birds, bugs, snakes, lizards 🦎 lotsa lizards, fish... all not native yet taking over the ecosystems, you name it we got it 🤷🏻‍♀️😬💀

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

I've heard about that. I remember the Burmese python problem in Florida. But not all species are technically invasive. Budgerigars bred in the thousands, but now the population is very small.

[@src3360]

Discover PARROTS I would love to see a flock of budgies like I’ve seen down under. I lived in Clearwater on the beach and we had all kinds of parrots, wild, on the tele wires with the other birds. We also have lion fish problem, they are taking over. You can get paid to catch them and they’re edible I hear 👂 Iguanas and tegus are Native at this point. If it freezes or gets close to it they literally fall from trees and Burmese are still a problem. Instead of just being a few feet long they are catching 15 16 and 17 footers full of eggs sometimes... The joys of nature 🥰🌈

[@amazonaalbifronskobo]

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[@clausbeckonert3799]

Great job,✌️ also for...miss Tomoko Arai who can recognize the individual birds. I know the first male from 84 when he was comming all days to my window and into the room for food and play with my Amazon aestiva male. I leave germany in 1987 and never saw the first couple again. Greatful for this birds and the people who loves this Amazons✨

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thanks for your feedback, Claus! Wow, so you met one of the originals! I hope to go back one day towards the end of summer and spend a few days with them. I wish to get better views of them and see them feeding the young in the nest. Maybe next year, who knows? Best wishes, Florin

[@fabiolimadasilva3398]

Amazona aestiva is a parrot that abunds in my city, Rio de Janeiro.

[@manodix7208]

Salam kenal saya dari Indonesia, juga mengembangbiakkan jenis kakatua di rumah dengan cara ternak di alam

[@pulkitsharma3056]

I have a pair of budgie but female is died what should I do for others one please reply back . please

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

The best thing to help a single budgie is to bring another one. They are very social creatures. But if you can't, he will recover and can live with a human family.

[@maghribifilondonvlogs220]

Amazing video and never new tgese amazom parrots are in Germany and have you ever thought of doing a video and let us see the Quaker parrots in barehamwood

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thanks for your feedback! I didn't know that we have monks in Borehamwood. I did film monk parakeets in London, but I'm not sure I have enough footage for a video. I will try again.

[@maghribifilondonvlogs220]

@@DiscoverPARROTS please update us, we are waiting for you're latets updates on parrots, thank younsonmuch fornputting the effect to make beautiful video's of parrots.

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

No updates so far, I'm afraid. I am working from home so I can't travel to Germany or to our London monk parakeets site. Maybe after we get out of the lockdown...

[@maghribifilondonvlogs220]

@@DiscoverPARROTS yeaah can't wait for this to be over and wait for you're video's.

[@ramjeeverma8844]

How do they survive in the europian winters ?

[@kirstinetermansen3227]

I seen, cacadu in Ribe, but in draft

[@englishsimple1052]

Good video. I thought they live in south countries. How could they survive snow fall in winter?

[@Arsenic71]

They live near much used roads, which provides heat.

[@englishsimple1052]

@@Arsenic71 ok

[@slida65]

I have a DYH male and believe me I know that behavior sometimes I can't even go by the cage.

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Thanks for your feedback! Yes, amazon keepers know when their bird is aggressive. Luckily amazons are quite frank with their emotions, unlike African parrots, who can bite out of the blue.

[@zaralunden3202]

Wonder how they survive when it's cold in winter. Thought they needed warm weather year round.

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Many tropical birds (and mammals) can live well in temperate countries. It's about calories. They do well in winter as long as they have enough food. But parrots don't normally find enough fruits and seeds in winter, so they live in the tropics. In Europe we have now parrots who adapted to local foods in winter.

[@zaralunden3202]

@@DiscoverPARROTS Amazing. Thank you.

[@jgk381]

What was going on in the first scene? Why did it pull the other bird out of the tree like that?

[@watersheep697]

Pecking order, too close to a couples nest or plenty of other reasons, compleetly normal!

[@lunawolfheart336]

They kinda sound like a little girl screaming lol

[@sunrae3971]

We have free big Nandu´s (ostrich like) from south america in northern germany too.They escaped from a farm. Nobody is not allowed to shoot them - "endangered" . What happens if someone lets loose an "endangered" Lion in Germany? Crazy....🤣

[@killerqueenisbestmanneko8419]

Ik its 2 years late but these birds are more commonly known as rheas. They are introduced species not invasive meaning they pose no threat to humans or other wildlife. There have been many cases of large animals escaping zoos. Big cats are typically tranquilized. Really to only animals they shoot are chims

[@reza110ish]

How do they cope up with harsh winter and snowfall?

[@fokitbirdsandchikutbirdstc4670]

I make so friend

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Hi Reza, thanks for asking. The plumage of parrots is warm enough to cope with the cold. Problems occur at foot level. Their feet may suffer from frost bite in winter, especially if they sleep on metal perches rather than a tree branch. The energy needed to fuel the body in winter is very large, so parrots in Germany eat fat-rich foods, like peanuts and sunflower. People put out bird feeders and parrots visit them along with the native birds.

[@StrongKickMan]

Also they move to the City center between houses, where it is a few degrees warmer than in other parts of the area.

[@ketanverma1842]

Epson parrot kahan milta hai aur kitne price mein mil sakta

[@ckzf1842]

How do they survive the Winters ?!😮

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

They use bird feeders as a supplementary food source. People feed local birds sunflower seeds, and they are rich in calories.

[@VitorLuizC]

I found recently they stay in highly poputated areas because car traffic and the buildings warms the weather enough so they can survive

[@johnbrown3791]

Please, tell me how better to hold as a pet, one or one pair of blue fronted amazon? I have a boy (near 4 years old ) and recent i got an 8 months old girl for him. In the last few weeks, he's become aggressive towards me. Will it be permanent or shortly? What am I supposed to do to keep him on my side? Thanks! I am very anxious and nervous about his attitude and I would like to know if he will return to me as he was before or not. What should I do? I am a poor old man who has in this world only a parrot and a few dollars a day, the vets ask me many hundreds of dollars for a little advice. Please can someone help me with a free advice. Thank you !

[@DiscoverPARROTS]

Hi John, thanks for your feedback. Yes, amazon parrots can be aggressive for a few weeks every year. Experts recommend you should learn to read their behaviour and avoid the conflict, avoid provoking an attack. But they normally revert to their normal nature when the season is over. Usually the breeding takes place in spring, when the days become longer. This triggers a hormonal change in amazons and males become territorial and protective of a female. It may be easier to keep a single bird, but this is not a guarantee that he will not be aggressive ever. Keeping a pair is better for their mental health, as they enjoy the company of their own kind. Maybe more work for you, but better for them. The female is not ready to breed in the first two years (usually), so better keep an eye on the male so he doesn't bully her. Males can be aggressive towards females in captivity especially if frustrated. Your parrot should be able to remain friendly to you outside the breeding period, but in some cases parrot bond with other parrots and they 'divorce' from their human friend. You need a lot of patience and gentleness to keep a good relationship with an amazon parrot. Please watch my video "Understanding Parrot Behaviour with Rosemary Low at Think Parrots 2018", as the expert Rosemary Low may help you understand better the problems and find solutions. She has also written books that may help, and you may find one in a local library. Try "Why Does My Parrot...?" for example. Best wishes! Florin

[@johnbrown3791]

@@DiscoverPARROTS Thanks a lot ! Florine esti roman ? Daca da , tare as vrea sa pot comunica cu tine .

[@kirstinetermansen3227]

Australia

[@mickjones6056]

Lol

[@raulvega3335]

This cannot be it's natural habitat

[@watersheep697]

Its not, the escaped from the netherlands and found a place they could survive there. So they did

[@YourNameFX]

@@watersheep697 no, in the 50s they escaped from a zoo shop near Cologne and basically colonized the whole Rhein-Ruhr area.

[@rolandomoreno104]

Our father purchased one of those in the 70's my sister wanted it. She now keeps it in her garage where her husband smokes with his friends.....

[@sonja5215]

you should set it free!

[@BesoffenerIslamist]

stup¡d people doing stup¡d things

[@KathgoKat]

How sad..Theyre very social birds..Second hand smoke is harmful to birds..She should find it a new home !!!

[@Zhiivago]

Coast along Malaga is home to thousands and thousands of parrots. I wish they take over Europe so the flying gray rats called pidgeons get exterminated.

[@StrongKickMan]

I recently made a video of a seagull killing a pideon in a fountain in Lisbon. Was nuts.

[@hallooos7585]

Pidgeons look cute and soon if those parrots take over it will be loud as hell and they will still sh*t on you and youre car, i would rather have cute pidgeons that doesn't make a lot of noise rather than an army of ugly Parrots but atleast those parrots have beautiful colors but they will be loud as hell if there are an army of them squawking all night long

[@lordecircojeca2039]

Here in Brazil we have plenty of both parrots and pigeons in urban areas. Pigeons won't go away if parrots take over.

[@christ615]

Parrots nest in burrows. It is not the pigeons that will disappear, but the weak songbirds.

[@spiritmatter1553]

Amazing that they can live as ferals in the European climate. They do an effective job getting those jackdaws off their real estate. 🦜