How These Amazon Parrots Ended Up in Snowy Germany | Wild to Know

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As an owner of DYH amazon parrot, I am not surprise how these tropical birds thrive on a snowy and cold place like Stuttgart. These birds are really smart and very adaptable. I remember the 1st time I saw my bird's adaptability when I fed him some hard pellets for food and he grabbed a piece with his foot and dunked it to his water bowl to soften it.

They're not only in Suttgart. There are actually more in Cologne or Karlsruhe and Mainz. The whole Rhine and Main regions are populated xD

Other german cities like Mainz, Wiesbaden and Köln also have stable parrot populations... I love them

They not only have growing populations in Stuttgart they have wandered up the river quite some hundred kilometers north. They thrive.

I've heard of parrots living in cities before, but not these ones in Germany until now. Great video!

If I remember correctly, the story for Stuttgart is as follows: a single parrot escaped from a lady in the late 60s or early 70s. It could not be captured and flew around Schlossgarten. A group of people joined together, bought a partner of the opposite sex and released it. That was the start of this colony. Stuttgart Zoo, the Wilhelma, is close by at the end of Schlossgarten and they have captive Amazon parrots. Once in a while a free parrot will come to visit and sits on the top of the cage, while the zoo parrots looks from the inside. A little bit heartbreaking. On the other hand, I am regularly in the public Leuze pool at the end of Schlossgarten, close to the river Neckar. And it is always fun to see them and hear them talking to each other while flying by 🙂

The parrots probably learn the local languages quickly. 😂

That lovebird poking their tiny little head out the cactus is just adorable.

I live in Stuttgart and love these birds. It's amazing how they managed to survive here. There are also very large populations of ringneck parrots in the Rhine area.

Mother Nature continues to prove that she will overcome and adapt.

I am from Stuttgart. We see those parrots as our Cities mascots. They just belong to it after all those decades :) Very smart and adaptable birds! And listening to their talk is priceless.

Same around Brussels, Belgium which is crowded with colonies of Himalayan ringnecked parakeets, mostly coming for a little zoo that went bankrupt 50 years ago and released all its birds. They are doing fine, thank you.

Parrots are very smart birds so it's great to see a species adapt to a completely different environment with a completely different climate. Life always seems to find a way. Nature is amazing.

When I was a child, I went to Wiesbaden every year for an arts and crafts fair. One evening when we were heading home, together with a bunch of other visitors, we all started to hear that funny noise and looked around and we saw a big tree that had a giant flock of parrots sitting there. That moment is one of my favourite memories. A bunch of random strangers absolutely amused at the sight of parrots on an early spring evening in Germany.

The fact that they have adapted to the cold temperatures is amazing but to also adapt to a different diet is even more amazing

Brazilian here. It's amazing to see that they can survive even in such adverse climates to their original habitat. Also a shame to acknowledge that there aren't as many of them compared to when I was a kid. We used to see them flying around in groups by the morning, some would even sit along my house's walls because my mom always left some fruit for them. When they get used to you, they're so funny. It's been years since I last saw or even heard them 😢 My mom grew up with two macaws and I grew up with one yellow-headed parrot. Will always remember her. This video made me tear up a bit 😅 Thanks!

Kea are parrots adapted for cold yet these tropical parrots managed to survive in Germany wow

Amazon's and all of their subspecies are my FAVORITE parrots!!! I had one for over 20 years and he was my BFF!! I was his 4th owner that we were able to track. He lived 20 years over what his particular species was known to live, according to my avian vet. He slept on my chest every night and the night that he passed, that is where I held him until he took his last breath. 😢 It has been almost 14 years since he passed and I still miss him to this day. Amazon parrots have a musky scent about them. I actually learned to love the scent of him over the years and miss the distinct smell of him. I love birds in general, but Amazon's are by far my favorite!!!

I ve seen them in summer in one of the parks in Frankfurt am Main too😊, could not believe my eyes. There were quite many of them