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The yellow-crowned amazon or yellow-crowned parrot (Amazona ochrocephala) is a species of parrot native to tropical South America, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. The taxonomy is highly complex and the yellow-headed (A. oratrix) and yellow-naped amazon (A. auropalliata) are sometimes considered subspecies of the
Yellow-naped amazon (Amazona auropalliata) Mostly green, yellow band across the lower nape and hindneck. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua [59] [60] Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala) 33–38 cm (13–15 in) long, mostly green, extent of the yellow on the head varies between subspecies.
Measuring 38–43 centimetres (15–17 in) in length, it is a stocky short-tailed green parrot with a yellow head. It prefers to live in mangrove forests or forests near rivers or other bodies of water. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala). It is a popular pet and an excellent talker ...
For captive-bred birds, the average breeding age is around four years, with some larger groups like yellow-crowned amazons requiring six years. Captive birds as old as 30 years have laid eggs. [27] Amazon parrots average 5 weeks for nest initiation, with most successful nestings averaging 2.2 fledglings. [28]
The yellow-naped amazon or yellow-naped parrot (Amazona auropalliata) is a widespread amazon parrot sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala). [3] It inhabits the Pacific coast of southern Mexico and Central America.
Yellow-crowned amazon: A. ochrocephala (Gmelin, 1788) LC: Northern South America, east of the Andes Yellow-headed amazon: A. oratrix Ridgway, 1887: e EN: Scattered coastal areas of southern Mexico Red-spectacled amazon: A. pretrei (Temminck, 1830) g VU: Scattered populations in central Rio Grande do Sul Red-browed amazon: A. rhodocorytha ...
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has no leads a week after video evidence surfaced of an unidentified man setting up nets in Temple City and illegally trapping red-crowned amazons.
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.