Residents
These birds are permanent residents at MVBH, or ones in the process of becoming adoptable
African Greys
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Cookie Species: Timneh African Grey Gender: Femaie Age: Been at MVBH Since: 2007 |
Cookie is a very curious parrot that loves to chew wood and search for treats |
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Tickles Species: African Grey Congo Gender: Male Age: Been at MVBH Since: |
Tickles is the bird that started it all!! As the first bird at MVBH he has been there to see the many birds that have passed through the sanctuary. He can sometimes seem more aloof than the other birds, and knows at least 200 words and phrases in English and Spanish. One of his favorites is "Can I PLEASE have a peanut?" |
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Tye Species: African Grey Congo Gender: Male Age: Been at MVBH Since: |
Tye was hidden in a vet's backroom for four years. He is very shy, but loves ringing his bells and is interested in Cookie! |
Amazons
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Buddy Species: Double Yellow-Headed Amazon Gender: Female Age: Been at MVBH Since: |
Buddy was the second bird to come to Mountain Vista Bird Haven. She gets along best with males, and likes hanging out in cages that aren't hers. |
Caiques
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Cher Species: White-Bellied Caique Gender: Female Age: Been at MVBH Since: 2005 |
Cher is a very bossy caique and loves "Little" George! |
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"Little" George Species: Black-Headed Caique Gender: Male Age: Been at MVBH Since: 2006 |
"Little" George was very shy when he came to Mountain Vista Bird Haven. Now that he has met Cher he loves coming out of his cage and playing. He especially likes to clean off the top of his cage by knocking anything on it to the floor! |
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Monty Species: White-Bellied Caique Gender: Female Age: Been at MVBH Since: 2006 |
Monty has problems getting along with many of the birds and dislikes women with dark hair! |
Cockatoos
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Snowball Species: Umbrella Cockatoo Gender: Female Age: Been at MVBH Since: |
Snowball was the third parrot to come to live at MVBH. She was rescued from a pet shop just before she was going to be sold to people who wanted to keep her in a small cage. Snowball loves flying, talking and getting cuddled. |
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Timmy Species: Moluccan Cockatoo Gender: Male Age: 20 Been at MVBH Since: 2002 |
Timmy was illegally taken from the wild to be sold as a pet in the United States. One of his previous owners burned him with cigarettes. Timmy doesn't get along with other birds and can be very unpredictable. When he is upset he will scream for long periods of time. |
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Tobey Species: Lesser Sulphur Cockatoo Gender: Male Age: 28 Been at MVBH Since: 2006 |
Tobey lived at an El Paso zoo before coming to MVBH. He is a feather plucker, and once tore himself open to his liver. He usually wears a plastic collar to keep him from hurting himself. |
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Winnie Species: Bare-Eyed Cockatoo Gender: Female Age: 4 Been at MVBH Since: 2004 |
Winnie has a bad foot which makes it harder for her to perch. Sometimes when she lands she ends up upside-down, which she thinks is very funny! She is a happy-go-lucky bird who gets very nippy when she is excited. |
Conures
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Squeekie Species: Sun Conure Gender: Male Age: Been at MVBH Since: |
Squeekie likes riding around under people's shirts. He also enjoys scaring Indigo, a much larger parrot that he lives with!! |
Lories
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Lorie Lye Species: Black Lory Gender: Female Age: Been at MVBH Since: 2006 |
Lorie Lye loves to eat papaya, her favorite food. She also likes playing in crumpled newspaper and piles of fabric. |
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Rita Species: Red Lory Gender: Female Age: 22 Been at MVBH Since: 2004 |
Rita is one of the older birds at the sanctuary and despite battling fatty liver disease is still going strong. She is very protective of her space. |
Macaws
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George Species: Scarlet Macaw Gender: Male Age: 60 Been at MVBH Since: 2001 |
A senior citizen, he is often cranky. One of his previous owners fed him such a poor diet that his beak was nearly transparent. Although he is much healthier today he still hasn't regained enough strength to crack many of the nuts macaws enjoy eating. Another owner pulled his tail feathers to give to people, so he is very sensitive about people touching his tail. |
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Indigo Species: Hyacinth Macaw Gender: Female Age: 8 Been at MVBH Since: |
Indigo came to MVBH because she was considered too small to breed and was going to be put down. Although she is small for a Hyacinth Macaw she is still the largest parrot at the sanctuary. She loves destroying and disassembling anything she can get her beak on! She is also very scared of small birds like Squeekie! |
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Molly Species: Blue and Gold Macaw Gender: Female Age: 30 Been at MVBH Since: 2003 |
Molly was left alone in an apartment for a month and survived by drinking toilet water and eating her own feathers. She has very few feathers on her chest because of what she was forced to do. She doesn't get along well with the other birds but likes individual attention. |