parrots - Immature Blue-headed parrots have several distinctive features. Until about one year of age they have very little blue. The blue that they do have is just blue edging on green feathers, and then only on the forehead. By one year of age they will have almost all of their blue coloring. However, the blue can become slightly more extensive at their 2nd year molt. Right above the cere (the nose holes) there will be a few red feathers. The amount of red varies greatly between individuals. These red feathers fall out any time between 3 months and one year of age. When first hatched, Blue-headed parrots have flesh toned beaks. The upper mandible starts turning black first, then the lower mandible, and then the red spot on the upper mandible starts to appear. The beak changes are usually complete by 6 months of age, though the red may still get brighter over the