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The blue-fronted amazon is commonly seen as a pet, both in South America and other parts of the world. [5] Their talking ability varies greatly from individual to individual, but some speak nearly as well as the yellow-headed amazon group (yellow-naped, Panama, yellow-crowned, double yellow-headed). They seem to have a proclivity for singing.
White-fronted amazon (Amazona albifrons) 25 cm (10 in) long, mostly green, white forehead with blue on the crown, red on the sides of the face. Sexual dimorphism: males have bright red feathers on their shoulders, while females have green shoulders. Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua [25] [26] Yellow-billed ...
[16]: 21 Male and female amazon parrots are roughly the same size, though males can be larger at times [17]: 6 - most amazon parrots do not show sexual dimorphism, exceptions being the white-fronted amazon, [18] Yucatan amazon [19] and the turquoise-fronted amazon, the latter species being sexually dimorphic when viewed in the ultraviolet ...
Amazon rainforest Blue-fronted amazon. The Amazon rainforest has four layers, each of which has its own unique ecosystem. The top layer is the emergent (or dominants) where the tallest trees are found (up to 200 feet tall). Many birds, such as eagles and parrots, also reside in the emergent.
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A mealy amazon (left) with two yellow-crowned amazons (right and center) The southern mealy amazon is mainly green. The back and nape often have a whitish tinge; almost as if it had been covered in a thin layer of flour ("meal"; hence its name). The distal half of the tail is paler and more yellow than the basal half, thus resulting in a ...
Most Amazon parrots are not sexually dimorphic (the exceptions being the White-fronted Amazona albifrons, Yellow-lored Amazona xantholora, and Blue-fronted Amazona aestiva) so the only true way to identify sex is by genetic testing. Their average weight is 270 grams (9.5 oz). [7]
A generally recognized disadvantage of the yellow-headed amazon and its close relatives (such as the yellow-naped amazon) is hormonal aggressiveness, most notable among males in the breeding season. It is a member of the "Hot Three" (referring to the male bird's "hot" temper), along with the yellow-naped and blue-fronted.