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Yellow-naped amazons inhabit dry forest and mangrove habitat of the tropics, and nest in naturally occurring cavities [5] Although yellow-naped amazons will not excavate cavities, they will chew the entrance. The parrots will nest in a wide variety of trees, although dead Coyols (palm trees) are one preferred species.
[32]: 11 The yellow-headed amazon, yellow-naped amazon, and turquoise-fronted amazon are some of the species which are commonly kept as pets. [29]: 255 They can live for 30 to 50 years, [13]: 8 with one report of a yellow-crowned amazon living for 56 years in captivity. [44]
The yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix), also known as the yellow-headed parrot and double yellow-headed amazon, is an endangered amazon parrot of Mexico and northern Central America. Measuring 38–43 centimetres (15–17 in) in length, it is a stocky short-tailed green parrot with a yellow head.
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.
There are indoor pets and there are outdoor pets. But where you choose to keep your animal often has to come down to preference So consider this a major milestone for one Amazon Parrot named ...
All in Captivity. [4] Night parrot: Pezoporus occidentalis: 50 ... Blue-naped parrot: Tanygnathus lucionensis: 2500 ... Yellow-billed amazon: Amazona collaria: 10 000 ...
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 ...