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Yellow-naped amazons have lost more than 92% of their population over the last three generations. The primary cause for their population decline are deforestation and illegal removal of young for the parrot trade.
The yellow-headed amazon is considered endangered by the IUCN, and is listed under CITES Appendix I, which regulates the international trade of the species including those bred in captivity through a permitting system. Populations range from Central America, through Mexico, and even into the southmost region of Texas.
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 ...
Yellow-headed amazon (Amazona oratrix) 35–38 cm (14–15 in) long, mostly green, yellow head. Belize, Guatemala, Mexico. Yellow-naped amazon (Amazona auropalliata) Mostly green, yellow band across the lower nape and hindneck. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua: Yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)
The Panama amazon, also known as the Panama yellow-headed amazon, ( Amazona ochrocephala panamensis) is a subspecies of the yellow-crowned amazon, and is endemic to Panama (including the Pearl Islands and Coiba) and northwest Colombia. [1] [2] [3] [4] In aviculture, it is sometimes listed as a separate species ( Amazona panamensis ), [5] and ...
: 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 blue-fronted amazon is commonly seen as a pet, both in South America and other parts of the world. 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 ).
Trinomial name. Amazona farinosa farinosa. ( Boddaert, 1783) The southern mealy amazon or southern mealy parrot ( Amazona farinosa farinosa) is among the largest parrots in the genus Amazona, the amazon parrots. It is a mainly green parrot with a total length of 38–41 cm (15–16 in). It is native to tropical Central and South America.
Also native to Aruba, it went locally extinct by 1947. In January of 2024, a population of over two dozen of these birds was reintroduced to the island and is doing well. An introduced population exists on Curaçao. Unlike other Amazona members, it is typically found in arid habitats, such as desert scrub and dry forests. Behavior
The golden-collared macaw or yellow-collared macaw ( Primolius auricollis) is a small mostly green Central South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots known as macaws. It has a bright yellow patch on the back of its neck/upper shoulders that gives the species its name. In aviculture, it is one of a number of smaller ...