Age of an amazon

[rsiferd]

Hi,
I'm new here and I wonder if anyone can help me. Perhaps it's not even the right forum but... I have an Orange Wing who's lived with me for 18 years and was an adult when I got her. I was told she was 3 years old at the time, which seems to be a popular age, often quoted by bird sellers. Anyhow Ricky had a band which indicated that she had come through a quarantine station in Florida (she's a wild caught bird). I have phoned all over the US trying to find out what, if anything, the script on the band means; with no luck. The band says: FBV 877. Is there any way to find out? Thanks,
Ralph

[Willow]

Hi Ralph!
I think if you do a search there is a post on here about what the band numbers mean. Meanwhile, I would love to see photos of your bird. Orange Wings are Awesome!

[Tom Lawless]

Orange Wings are awesome. A woman who works part-time in the rectory has had an orange wing for 25 years. I think her stories helped get the wheels turning in my mind that I needed to get a parrot. Two parrots later I guess I can at least place the initial blame at her feet.

[milkevi]

Hi. if your bird was an import..there is no way to tell her age. Amazons are very hard to age just by looking at them....you could have her scoped and a vet could look at her reproductive organs and venture a guess that way...the band is probably the initials of the importer and a specific ID number asigned to the bird..probably all meaningless at this point.

[Freedomoflight]

I agree with Kevin.. I could never trace my wildcaught amazons age, either.