Tank IS a whitecapped pionus. he's absolutely gorgeous.
I would like to warn the owners (if they happen to be on this board) that feeding him that much sugar is very likely to kill him or dramaticaly shorten his lifespan. A parrot's system cannot handle that much sugar. the same goes with salt and caffeine. THere are a lot of foods bird owners have to watch out for: fatty foods, sugary foods, oily foods, avocado, chocolate, sodas, coffee or tea. I've owned birds for nearly half my life and I loved them my whole life. I highly encourage the owners of Tank to visit dr Alicia McWater's website ( http://www.parrothouse.com/McWatter....Dr%20McWatters ) and to read the articles on nutrition at http://www.birdsnways.com (they also have species specific information in the article archives section. Look under "pionus")
You obviously love your bird very, very much, so the best thing to do for him is to learn as much as you can about what will keep him happy and healthy.
Don't get me wrong, a bite or two once or twice a week is fine. But remember: a gram of something to a pionus sized bird is about the same as a quarter pound to you.
And congrats on the award. ^.^ He truely is a gorgeous baby and it sounds like he's spoiled rotten.
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