Amazon — Lilac-Crowned

Overview

The Amazon — Lilac-Crowned is an Amazon (Lilac-Crowned), about 15" long. In temperament it's warmly bonded to its people, hard to train and strong-willed, with poor talking ability. With a typical lifespan of around 50 years, it's a long commitment.

Is the Amazon — Lilac-Crowned right for you?

A good match if — you live in an apartment or shared building; you want an interactive, hands-on bird.

Think twice if — you're not ready for a multi-decade companion (~50 yrs).

What an Amazon — Lilac-Crowned needs from you

An Amazon — Lilac-Crowned needs a moderate amount of daily time, a roomy cage with daily out-of-cage time, fresh food, regular cleaning, and genuine social contact. Parrots are flock animals — this one is highly social and wants daily interaction and can suffer if ignored. It can suit an apartment, as long as you plan for some noise and mess.

Living with a Amazon — Lilac-Crowned

Day to day it's fairly quiet (rated low-noise for a parrot), and open to some handling.

Key facts

Species group

Amazon

Type

Lilac-Crowned

Size

15"

Life span

50 years

Housing

apartment-ok

What it needs from you (at a glance)

What it costs

Scaled to this breed’s roughly 1 kg and a ~50-year life, keeping an Amazon — Lilac-Crowned works out at about:

Rough cross-breed averages in USD — a planning guide, not a quote. Break it down by life phase in the Cost Calculator →

Temperament (at a glance)