Aroma from a BFA nasal apertures

[alienlady]

Does anyone know what this aroma is or is called please ? It's difficult to describe but reminds me of sweets I ate in childhood and is very relaxing. Also is this aroma found in other species please ?

[ParrotsForLife]

I believe only Amazons have this smell and its great, Someone asked was Oscar sprayed with something when he came to the shop with me lol.

[alienlady]

Thankyou for your reply parrotsforlife. Lol at Oscar being perfumed.
It is a curious smell , I still can't identify it though. What does it remind you of ?

[Pajarita]

It's a sweet kind of smell and it mostly comes from their feathers. Some people find it very pleasant and call it 'zon perfume' but, back home, we call it 'dirty parrot smell'

[ParrotsForLife]

It doesn't really remind me of anything, My mam said its kinda musky but a nice smell

[alienlady]

It's a sweet kind of smell and it mostly comes from their feathers. Some people find it very pleasant and call it 'zon perfume' but, back home, we call it 'dirty parrot smell'

I haven't heard that term before I wonder what it's purpose is .

[alienlady]

It doesn't really remind me of anything, My mam said its kinda musky but a nice smell

Really ? I find it reminds me of a few things but I can't identify them

[ParrotsForLife]

Its probably to attract a mate

[alienlady]

Its probably to attract a mate

Yes that's a good possibility.

[Pajarita]

No, species that use pheromones to attract mates, identity their gender or their family so as to avoid inbreeding (as gulls do) have a highly developed sense of smell and parrots don't. It would not make any sense for nature to give them a way of attracting mates that can only be used when the animal is next to the other...

I have never been able to find any scientific source that would explain where, exactly, amazons' smell comes from or what it's for but the consensus is that they smell sweet (some people call it 'fruity') when they are clean and well-fed (lots of fruits and veggies) and musky when they are dirty and/or badly fed (as in high protein food mostly).

All parrots have a smell to them, just like any other animal on earth does, some stronger than others. Amazons, quakers and macaws smell stronger than other species but they all do...