PRICE CHECK Hyacinth Macaw

[missllama]

Just wanted to check the price/value of this breed of mecaw?
seen one forsale in s.a and as far as i no they are legal, i no the black and golds are and im almost 100% these are too
seems legit but the amount they want for it is a fair bit less then what the black and golds go for

 

[missllama]

blue and golds**

 

[bug_collector]

uhh... sorta looking at a minimum of 5 grand.......................... for a baby.................... theyre like the gtps of the bird world :lol:

 

[bug_collector]

however theres alot of people in cameroon trying to sell them for $50

 

[missllama]

yea lol im sitting here on the rep site thinking of black and gold jungles haha

yea i no the mecaws at ttp were selling for 10grand lol but thats just crazy petshop prices
wasnt sure about the hyacinth's thanks for the info

 

[missllama]

however theres alot of people in cameroon trying to sell them for $50

hahahaha oh damn i could buy like 50 instead from them haha
so many dodgey people annoyes me!

 

[Nephrurus]

ahahaha

There was a legit pair a few years back for about $40k (might have been more).

-H

 

[dunno103]

Hi

can't imagine them being less than a blue and gold, remember in the early 90's when a few people imported quite a few from O/S (England I think). They had to spend 6 months in quarantine and only 3 species were imported, hyacynths definately were not one of them.

I sincerely hope that whoever buys it actually intends to breed it and not keep it as a pet, IMO it and all other threatened species that are held in captivity should only be for breeding until they become extremely common.

Cheers

 

[missllama]

ahahaha

There was a legit pair a few years back for about $40k (might have been more).

-H

hoooley doooley!
so obviously there more then the blue and golds?!?!

 

[cougars]

Forget about the Hyacinth,Adelaide Zoo has 2,and these birds were confiscated from a breeder.Blue and Golds sell for $7000 a young bird.

cheers

 

[amazonian]

I thought Hyacinths were around the 30k ea mark?
Alot more than B&G's, so I would say it is BS if you seen them advertised for less.

 

[missllama]

Well it was advertised for 2,500 LOL so obviously bullcrap
wonder what they would say if i asked them if i can go over there and see it and buy it in person haha
its in adel

 

[OzGecko]

Back when I kept birds, there was a doco on international bird smuggling. On this programme they valued Hyacinth macaws at over $100,000 US (cant remember if it was pairs or each).
As previously stated the ones at Adelaide zoo were confiscated, and I would really doubt if there are any in private hands in the country. But as I said, I haven't kept birds for years now, so I could be wrong.

 

[missllama]

Back when I kept birds, there was a doco on international bird smuggling. On this programme they valued Hyacinth macaws at over $100,000 US (cant remember if it was pairs or each).
As previously stated the ones at Adelaide zoo were confiscated, and I would really doubt if there are any in private hands in the country. But as I said, I haven't kept birds for years now, so I could be wrong.

if that was like that even 10 years ago i highly doubt they would be availible for 2500 well its pretty obvious its just another scam thankyou for the info its interesting to hear about them

 

[amazonian]

If you want an idea of value in Aus, contact this guy he is currently selling a pair.
http://www.muamat.com/classifieds/-..._PAIR_OF_HYACINTH_MACAW_PARROTS_FOR_SALE.html

Or here is a post from just 2 years ago
http://www.fluffies.org/en/macaw-ch...ralia-don-t-read-if-faint-hearted-vt3753.html

 

[missllama]

thanks amazonian thats really interesting i just read that persons post about the only one in aus being forsale

really interesting! such beautiful birds

 

[amazonian]

There has been more advertised since that post though.
Not sure if they have been bred since or legally imported or what, but I have seen them advertised a very small amount and the descriptions state that they are from NEBRS? registered birds, DNA tested, microchipped etc etc.

 

[missllama]

yea maby a few pairs have been brought to aus since then and a few successfull bred?
i dont no but all i know is that one i saw avalible is phony

 

[hornet]

a few years back when i was a member of a local avicultural society they were up at 50k each

 

[amazonian]

Boring looking birds anyway.
Give me B&G's or Scarlets anyday

Only reason I would want a Hyacinth would be for bragging rights & possibly to get into the playboy mansion for a breeding loan with Hughes Parrot lol