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Noble Mini-Macaw
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The noble, ara nobilis nobilis, is about 34cm (13
inches) when adult size. Their weight is between 130 and 160 grams.
The noble is predominantly green, more yellowish below, with the crown
and forehead blue. The carpal edge, bend of the wing and greater under wing
coverts are scarlet; underside of tail and flight feathers are yellowish.
The naked facial skin is white and the iris is brownish red.
The upper mandible is a pale
horn-color with a black tip. This
is the second smallest of the small macaws, smaller than even some species of
conures. (Please note, some of the earlier publications in print misname this
little beauty.)
Immature birds
will look the same except babies will not
have much scarlet on the wing edge. You
will see some read underneath if you lift up the wing.
They will also have less blue on the head.
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HABITAT |
| The noble, range
south of the Amazon in the interior of
Brazil to south-eastern Mato Grosso and north-western Sao Paulo.
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NOISE |
| This
little guy usually is not very noisy except, of course, if he has learned to
be spoiled. They will greet their owner when coming or leaving, which is
nature’s way of keeping the flock together. Their voice is not high
pitched and if taught to talk will not use their regular voice as much.
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SOCIAL HABITS |
| This adorable little creature is very playful and will love to play and snuggle.
They will learn tricks and will easily be taught to lay on it’s
back in your arms. The noble
can be an OK talker probably learning a dozen or more words.
They are one of the most passive of the Macaw family and will do well
with children if taught to be around children when they are young.
They are very inquisitive so watch
them that they don’t get into things that could cause them harm.
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CAGES |
| A noble macaw needs a cage about 24" x 20".
But bigger is better cause these silly little birds to need
lots of room to hang toys,
and swings (something they will treasure).
And don’t forget their little cuddle bed, something that they will
love to crawl in, play in and sleep in. They are not really hard on a cage,
but a good quality powder-coated cage would be excellent.
Suitable bar spacing would be ˝ inch to 1 inch.
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DIET INFORMATION |
| The best diet for any parrot such as the Noble would be
pellets and
lots of fresh
fruits and vegetables. They
are not very fussy eaters and are fond of sunflower seeds and peanuts, but
be sure not to give them but 1 or 2 a day maybe just as a good bird reward.
With a good pellet diet, additional vitamins are not necessary except
maybe spirulina. Spirulina will
enhance the color on your Hahns, such as the blue read and blue, plus it is
very healthy. There are a lot
of mixes on the market
today which will broadened a vegetable and fruit diet. Seed should be fed only in small portions by hand, maybe when
doing trick training or “good-bird” offerings.
There are also excellent “good food” treats available through a
good bird store. A must
with any parrot is a water bottle system.
This will provide fresh, clean water to your bird at all times, even
when you aren’t home for a couple of days.
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MATURING |
| They will usually reach maturity between 2 and 3 years of
age.
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BREEDING |
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Be
sure that you have unrelated birds if you decide to breed.
They can only be sexed either by blood DNA sexing or surgically by a
qualified vet. A
nest box that is about 12" x 12" x 10" high is a good
size. An ABS plastic nest box should be considered since it
is dark on the inside and almost indestructible, and much safer. Nobles to my
knowledge are never aggressive in a breeding situation..
A female will lay 3-4 eggs about 2-3 days apart, and quite commonly
will hatch almost all of them. They
generally will make good parents and will easily raise their babies to 2-3
weeks at which time, they should be pulled for handfeeding.
Eggs are usually incubated for 25 days.
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