Range Map |
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Taxonomic Hierarchy |
No
Map because they have been introduced in America as pets
that escaped
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Kingdom: |
Animalia |
Phylum: |
Chordata |
Subphylum: |
Vertebrata |
Class: |
Aves |
Order: |
Psittaciformes |
Family: |
Psittacidae |
Subfamily: |
Psittacinae |
Genus: |
Amazona |
Species: |
Amazona oratrix |
Subspecies: |
- Amazona oratrix belizensis
- Amazona oratrix oratrix
- Amazona oratrix tresmariae
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Sound |
"kya-a-a-ah"
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Identification and
Information
See
Anatomy
of a Bird
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Body |
- Length
Range: 36-38 cm (14-15 in)
- Weight:
453-595 g (16-21 oz)
- Size:
Medium (9 - 16 in)
- Color
Primary: Green, Yellow
- Underparts:
Green
- Upperparts:
Green
- Back
Pattern: Solid
- Belly
Pattern: Solid
- Breast
Pattern: Solid
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Head |
- Bill Shape:
Curved (up or down)
- Eye Color:
No data.
- Head
Pattern: Plain
- Crown Color:
Yellow
- Forehead
Color: Yellow
- Nape Color:
Yellow
- Throat
Color: Yellow
- Cere color:
No Data
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Flight |
- Flight
Pattern: Shallow rapid wingbeats, flies
high over canopy.
- Wing Shape:
Pointed-Wings
- Tail Shape:
Squared Tail
- Tail
Pattern: Solid
- Upper Tail:
Green with dark green sub terminal band
and yellow-green terminal band.
- Under Tail:
Yellow-green
- Leg Color:
Gray
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Breeding |
- Breeding Location: Forest
- Breeding Type:
Solitary nester
- Breeding Population:
- Egg Color: White
- Number of Eggs:
2 - 3
- Incubation Days:
24
- Egg Incubator:
Female
- Nest Material:
- Migration:
Nonmigratory
- Condition at Hatching:
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Other Names |
Similar Species |
- Loro cabeza amarilla [Spanish]
- Yellow-headed Amazon [English]
- Yellow-headed Parrot [English]
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- Yellow-naped Parrot can be separated by its yellow nape and
lack of red at bend in wing.
- Yellow-crowned Parrot only has yellow on the forehead.
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Conservation Status |
Classified as an Endangered Species owing to rapid
population decline. |
Habitat |
Sources used to
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Found in pine and deciduous forests and adjacent savannahs. |
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Food |
Feeds on fruits, seeds, and buds. |
Behavior |
Yellow-headed Parrot: Moves in pairs or small flocks in search of
fruits, seeds, and buds. |