Yellow-naped Parrot
Amazona gender characteristics
Medium to large, stocky appearance, predominantly green, with accent colors that depend on the species and can be quite alive, tail short, slightly rounded, wings broad and rounded; the dark edge of their feathers produces the aspect barred in most species; Little or nothing sexual dimorphism; the youth duller colors than those of adults.
Feeding Amazona
With feed mainly seed, nuts and fruit, supplemented by leafy matter.
Amazona habitats
The majority of the habitats of the Amazona They are arboreal. They are seen in pairs and in small and large flocks; They form large communal meetings at night cabins; noisy and very visible; they have a flight distinctive fast with rapid and shallow wing beats below the level of the body; It is the most widespread and familiar of the Neotropical parrots.
The Amazona in captivity
Many Amazon parrots they have a remarkable ability to imitate human speech and other sounds. In part because of this, They are popular as pets or pets, and a small industry has developed in the breeding of parrots in captivity for this market. This popularity has led many parrots of this kind to be caught in their natural environment, thereby causing the decline of their populations, and even the danger of extinction for some species. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora has done illegal capture of parrots wild for the pet trade in an attempt to help protect wild populations.
Species of the genus Amazona
The 33 species Amazona of the family parrots (Psittacidae), whose range covers most of South America until Central America and islands of Caribbean.
1 Orange-winged Parrot
Orange-winged Parrot
Of 33 a 36 cm.. height can weigh between 350 gr y 450 gr.
The Orange-winged Parrot (Amazona
2 Blue cheeked Parrot
Anatomy
34 a 37 cm.. height and between 480 and 600g. weight.
The Blue cheeked Parrot (Amazona dufresniana) is easily identifiable by the
3 Red-spectacled Parrot
Unknown until years 80, when a few came to Europe
32 cm.. length and 295 g. of weight.
The Red-spectacled Parrot
4 Red-tailed Parrot
37 cm.. length and 430 g. of weight.
The Red-tailed Parrot (Amazona brasiliensis) has forecrown, front of crown and lores, color
5 Red-browed Parrot
35-40 cm.. length and 450-650 g. of weight.
The Red-browed Parrot (Amazona rhodocorytha) has the forecrown and front of the crown, of
6 Cuban Parrot
28-33 cm.. length and 260-301 g. of weight.
The Cuban Parrot (Amazona leucocephala) has a plumage rather variable, a main color
7 Yellow-shouldered Parrot
33 a 36 cm.. height and an average weight of 270 g.
The Yellow-shouldered Parrot (Amazona barbadensis) It has a tail
8 Kawall's Parrot
35-36 cm.. length.
The Kawall's Parrot (Amazona kawalli) after not having been recorded in the wild for a few 70 years, was
9 Hispaniolan Parrot
28-31 cm.. length and 250 g. of weight.
The Hispaniolan Parrot (Amazona ventralis) has the forecrown and Lords
10 St. Vincent Parrot
40 cm.. length and 580 – 700 weight g.
The plumage of the St. Vincent Parrot (Amazona guildingii) is very
11 St. Lucia Parrot
43 cm.. length and 700-800 g. of weight.
The St. Lucia Parrot (Amazona versicolor) has the lores, cheeks and forecrown, of
12 Tres Marias Parrot
38-40 cm.. length and 580-650 g. of weight.
The Tres Marias Parrot (Amazona tresmariae) has head and throat yellow.
The
13 Diademed Parrot
31–35 cm. length and 450-550 g. of weight.
The Diademed Parrot (Amazona Diadema) It is generally color
14 Festive Parrot
38-41 cm.. tall and 370g. weight.
The Festive Parrot (Amazona festiva) has the cheeks and sides neck green with
15 White-fronted Parrot
22 a 26 cm.. length.
The White-fronted Parrot (Amazona albifrons) has the forecrown white; lores, upper cheeks and feather ring around
16 Blue fronted Parrot
33-39 cm.. height and weight around the 450 and 550 g..
The Blue fronted Parrot (Amazona aestiva) is distinguished by the head
17 Red-lored Amazon
35,5 a 38,1 cm.. height and between 314 and 485g. weight.
The Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis) is distinguished by its front
18 Red-necked Parrot
Red-necked Parrot (Amazona arausiaca) | By mikko.pyhala
40 cm.. length and 650 g. of weight.
The Red-necked Parrot (Amazona arausiaca) has the
19 Lilac-crowned Parrot
33 cm. head to tail and weighs on average 310 g..
The Lilac-crowned Parrot (Amazona finschi) has the forecrown and
20 Northern Mealy Parrot
38 cm.. length and 705-766 g. of weight.
The Northern Mealy Parrot (Amazona guatemalae) is a large parrot, mainly green,
21 Southern Mealy Parrot
38 a 45 cm.. from head to tail and 535 a 766 weight g.
The Southern Mealy Parrot (Amazona
22 Imperial Parrot
The largest gender Amazona, measuring up 45 cm.. length.
The Imperial Parrot (Amazona imperialis) has the lores and
23 Yellow-billed Parrot
28 cm.. length and 260 g. of weight.
The Yellow-billed Parrot (Amazona collaria) It has a distinctive narrow band in
24 Black-billed Parrot
25 cm.. length and 178 g. of weight.
The Black-billed Parrot (Amazona agilis) It is the smallest of the
25 Scaly-naped Amazon
33 a 38 cm.. tall and 300 g. of weight.
The Scaly-naped Amazon (Amazona mercenarius) is the only rider in
26 Yellow-naped Parrot
35,5-38 cm.. length and 480 g. of weight.
The Yellow-naped Parrot (Amazona auropalliata) It has a large size; their forecrown and
27 Puerto Rican Parrot
29 cm.. length and 320 g. of weight.
The Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata) has the forecrown and lores, of
28 Yellow-crowned Parrot
35 a 41 cm.. height and between 380 and 500 g. of weight.
The Yellow-crowned Parrot (Amazona ochrocephala) has the forecrown
29 Red-crowned Parrot
30.5-33 cm.. length and 294 g. of weight.
The Red-crowned Parrot (Amazona viridigenalis) has the lores, forecrown and crown, color
31 Vinaceous Parrot
30 cm.. length and an approximate weight of 370 g..
The Vinaceous Parrot (Amazona vinacea) has the lores and forecrown of
32 Yellow-lored Parrot
25-28 cm.. length and 200-232 g. of weight.
The Yellow-lored Parrot (Amazona xantholora) has the lores and a close band
33 Yellow-headed Parrot
35-38 cm. in length weighing up 500 g..
The Yellow-headed Parrot (Amazona oratrix) has head and nape of
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