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Amazon — Red-Lored

TypeAmazon
Size13"
VarietyRed-Lored
Lifespan~50 yrs

Overview

The Amazon — Red-Lored is an Amazon (Red-Lored), about 13" 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 — Red-Lored 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 — Red-Lored needs from you

An Amazon — Red-Lored 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 — Red-Lored

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

Key facts

Species group
Amazon
Type
Red-Lored
Size
13"
Life span
50 years
Housing
apartment-ok

What it needs from you (at a glance)

Space neededlow
Experience neededno data yet
Maintenancehigh
Time per daymoderate
Need for companyhigh
Handling / closenessmoderate
Cost levelmoderate

What it costs

Scaled to this breed’s roughly 350 g and a ~50-year life, keeping an Amazon — Red-Lored works out at about:

Setup & first year
$562 – $1,828
Over its whole life
$19,729 – $55,860

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)

Affectionmoderate
Energyno data yet
Vocalnesslow
Trainabilityvery low
Tolerates aloneno data yet

Its presence, grown

Raised with patience and consistency, the adult Amazon — Red-Lored settles into a balanced, companionable presence. It bonds warmly with its household without ever crowding them.

As your partner

Picture it as a grown partner at your side: a comfortable balance of activity and rest — an everyday companion for ordinary life.