Day 12 of the 12 Adoptable Pets of the Holiday Season...It's Christmas Eve, and we have Ricky From the Parrot Sanctuary!

Ricky is a delightful Blue and Gold Macaw. Ricky is 28 years young so at this point he is only halfway through his potential lifespan. He had a great family that absolutely adored him and he only had that one family. Ricky is very curious and loves to run around and affectionately we say he likes to get into trouble, but most of this is only out of his absolute curiosity for everything around him. He’s a very animated parrot who loves nothing more than to dance and attempt to sing with his person, his special person. He’s very charismatic. One of his big loves is absolutely to destroy a toy. He loves to forage he loves to find his treats and his favourite foods amongst a box of cardboard with different items placed inside. He will-amuse himself and carry on as though he’s talking to the box which can only help make you giggle. He does spend very active and engaging times of the day with his people, but he also will settle and just enjoy some quiet attention. Ricky is the kind of bird that needs; a home that wants a character to live with them who will engage him in activities, who wants a parrot to very much be active! Ricky can be very loud at times but after all, he is macaw, a big bird with a big voice, but those times aren’t very long durations. He will vocalize he loves to get attention but once he is settled into an activity he is a relatively quiet guy , Ricky is looking for a home where he will be part of activities and fun and engaged with the people. He very much knows how to entertain himself with objects, and so he will need things to do when he is in his cage, or on a stand on his own, but this guy  keep you all smiles for many many years to come. Ricky is an absolute joy a little bananas but after all, he’s a parrot and a great one at that! 

Genus: Ara | Species: ararauna
Size:
86 cm (33.5 in)

Weight:
1040-1286g (36.4-45 oz)

Subspecies including nominate:
one

Colour Adult:
Both adults bright blue above, mostly golden-yellow below; with long blue and yellow tail; bare white facial disc with fine lines of green feathers; throat black; crown and forehead green. Large black/grey bill.  Eye yellow.

Colour Juvenile:
As in adult but with grey/brown eye.

Call:
Loud raucous calls, some harsh.  Most calls gutteral with varying sounds.

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Video Links:
Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3

More Information:
Avibase

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