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The yellow-crowned parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps) also known as the yellow-fronted parakeet is a species of parakeet endemic to the islands of New Zealand.The species is found across the main three islands of New Zealand, North Island, South Island and Stewart Island/Rakiura, as well as on the subantarctic Auckland Islands.
Less red on the crown of the female and the juvenile. [44] Native to Mexico; introduced to Puerto Rico and the United States [45] Yucatan amazon (Amazona xantholora) Mostly green, blue crown and yellow on the sides of the face, horn-coloured (grey) beak. Belize, Honduras, Mexico [46] [47] Blue-cheeked amazon or Dufresne's amazon (Amazona ...
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 ...
[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 ...
Yellow-crowned parakeet: C. auriceps (Kuhl, 1820) i NT: New Zealand, Stewart Island, and Auckland Island: Malherbe's parakeet: C. malherbi de Souancé, 1857: CR: South Island (of New Zealand) Red-crowned parakeet: C. novaezelandiae (Sparrman, 1787) i NT: New Zealand and several nearby islands, New Caledonia, and Norfolk Island: Society parakeet ...
Size: Habitat: Diet: VU Yellow-crowned parakeet. Cyanoramphus auriceps (Kuhl, 1820) New Zealand Size: Habitat: Diet: NT Malherbe's parakeet or orange-fronted parakeet Cyanoramphus malherbi Souancé, 1857: New Zealand [8] [9] Size: Habitat: Diet: CR Red-crowned parakeet. Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae (Sparrman, 1787)
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.
The female parakeet is slightly smaller than the male, which is also reflected in her smaller bill size. [8] Forbes' parakeet is easily distinguished from the Chatham Island Red-crowned Parakeet by its golden-yellow forecrown, as like its name suggests the Chatham Island Red-crowned parakeet has a red forecrown.