The Spirit of the Parrots · Literary Contest - Fundación Loros

The Spirit of the Parrots

In 2025 we invited Colombia to share its stories about parrots. Hundreds of people responded — children, grandparents, biologists, farmers — with accounts full of tenderness, wonder, and awareness. These are their words.

Natalia Vanesa Sanchez Pianeta · Colombia, Cartagena · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Birds don't go to heaven

Andrés Perez Álvares · Colombia, Medellín · Lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis)

Azul was left alone

Natalia Plumaverde (pseudonym) · Colombia, Medellín · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

The Stinginess of Paco

Carolina Mesa Trujillo · Colombia, Medellín · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Feathers woven, eternal spirits, green destiny

Chris Valderrama · Colombia, Medellín · Tovi parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)

Lulú's Flight

Elver Camilo Gómez Hincapié (Profe Camilo Gómez) · Colombia, Puerto Carreño · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Lorenzo goes to school

Lamaya · Colombia, Guajira · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Letter to My First Love

Esneider Giraldo Martínez · Colombia, Medellín · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

On the other side of love

Diógenes de Sínope · Colombia, Medellín · Orange-fronted parakeet (Eupsittula canicularis)

Socrates, the parrot from Palermo Street

Elisa Londoño Van Arcken · Colombia, Yumbo · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Rebeca

Carlos Andrés Paniagua Delgado · Colombia, Medellín · Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)

Macaw Chorus

Diana Paola Polanía González · Colombia, Ginebra

My little green treasure

Nachoescribe · Colombia, Ibagué · Blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)

Spread your wings

Miguel Ángel Aguirre Echeverry · Colombia, Valle del Cauca · Blue-headed parrot (Pionus menstruus)

Pachita: The Parrot That Awakened My Dream of Becoming a Vet

Laura Sánchez · Colombia, Santa Marta · Orange-chinned parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)

Lilo's second chance

Yeraldilsa Gamboa Suárez · Colombia, Santander · Scarlet macaw (Ara macao)

My dad is not a macaw

Andrés Núñez · Colombia, El Espinal · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

My first love… a feathered love

Jader Andres Hernandez Carrascal · Colombia, Montería · Orange-chinned parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)

The dumb parrot

Taniapao · Colombia,

The rescue of Roberta: toward free flight… and family

Cielo Maria Ruiz Rincón · Colombia · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Rescue on the Magdalena: the story of Yoe

Sol Hannah Plazas Alguirre · Colombia, Cundinamarca

Fermín taught us to fly

Wendy · Colombia, Medellín · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Milori and Loreto: an unbreakable bond

Alexey Zhúkov · Colombia, Girardot · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Lucrecia

Ruben Sarmiento Serrano · Colombia, Ciénaga · Yellow-headed parrot (Amazona oratrix)

Rigo killed Lorenzo because of San Juan Bautista

Laura Manuela Cuervo Peñuela · Colombia, Tunja · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

My great inspiration

@CitaVillarreal · Colombia, Bucaramanga · Red-lored parrot (Amazona autumnalis)

Carlitos: Wings of Freedom

Sole · Colombia, Mosquera · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Cotorrín's Sky

Perlita · Colombia, Mosquera · Blue-crowned parrot (Amazona farinosa)

A beloved company

Fran Torres · Colombia, Cartagena · Blue-fronted parrot (Amazona aestiva)

No more cages

Dita · Colombia, Barranquilla · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Lorenzo and the gap between care and the law

Jennifer Acosta Martínez · Colombia, Barranquilla · Brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax)

There is always hope

Vianny Feo Peluffo · Colombia, Barranquilla · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Frankie flies free

Migue · Colombia, Cali · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

The rescue of Lorenzo and Margarita

Anonymous · Argentina, Córdoba · Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)

The empty cage

Rosa Pava · Colombia, · Orange-winged amazon (Amazona amazonica)

A love that transcends

David Alejandro Caballero De la Cruz · Colombia, Barranquilla · Orange-chinned parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)

My Pepe Bello

Laura Alejandra Cuevas González · Colombia, Bogotá · Tovi parakeet (Brotogeris jugularis)

Chochi: parrots are not gifts or pets

Steban Telles Ospina · Colombia, Quindío · Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Wings toward reunion