Like snakes and lizards, birds are fairly exotic pets by default. To a bird lover with a little extra cash, however, truly rare and amazing feathered friends, like those talkative parrots indigenous to Africa, are available. So what are the world’s most expensive birds?
The Yellow-naped Amazon is a popular species of parrot. Normally green with patches of yellow on the forehead and hindneck, birds of this species are intelligent, playful and capable of mimicking human speech.
They’re even relatively obtainable, with one major exception—the Blue Mutation Yellow-naped Amazon.
These extremely rare individuals are covered in beautiful turquoise plumage and were discovered in Honduras over a decade ago. While very few have been imported, breeders like Hill Country Aviaries have had some success with these birds.
More expensive individual birds, like one supposedly purchased by a Kuwaiti for over $300,000 in Saudi Riyals, have been reported. However, at $18,000 to $20,000, the Blue Mutation Yellow-naped Amazon is the most expensive species of bird available to most bird lovers.
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This list isn't complete without the palm cockatoo that regularly sells for 20000USD
i like love birds
The most expensive Pigeon sold for $216,000
wawwwwww…..its so gorgeous!! <3….its worth whatever the price iz….at home ive got a rare pink cokatoo tht i paid a ortune for….she's my baby girl…her name in tinkzie!!…..