In terms of color, I was thinking more along the lines of...
The bird in the left is your version, except I decided to remove the AAing where his right arm was creating that shadow, as it looked a little strange(forgot to mention it in the last crit). Also, your green version of the bird looked great, except the strange reddish hue in the piece is really throwing it off atm. Oh, and sorry if I'm taking this editing a little too far. I'm also learning about as much as you are in this subject of choosing colors, so maybe I'll benefit from this piece also!...Great job...