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Amazona oratrix
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Amazona oratrix |
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Common Name(s): Double Yellow-head, Mexican Yellow-headed Amazon | ||
| Natural Range: Pacific and Gulf coast regions of Mexico. | ||
| Description: Length 15 inches. Head and throat yellow. Bend of wing red mixing with yellow. Thigh is yellow. Beak in light horn colored. Iris is orange. Immature Amazons have a darker iris and lack the coloration on the bend of wing. The yellow on the head is also less pronounced. These colors fill in as the bird matures. | ||
| Comments about (sub)species: Known to be an excellent talker, some with very large vocabularies. Common in the pet trade. Expect to pay around $750-$1000 per weaned parrot. | ||
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Amazona oratrix magna |
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Common Name(s): Magna Double-yellow-head. | |
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| Description: Just like the nominate but the yellow covers more of the head usually extending to the nape and breast area. | |
| Comments about (sub)species: Disposition and talking ability similar to nominate. Common in the pet trade. This species is commonly miss-identified as the nominate. | |
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Amazona oratrix tresmariae |
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| Comments about (sub)species: Uncommon in aviculture. Disposition and talking ability similar to nominate. | |
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Amazona oratrix beliznsis |
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| Comments about (sub)species: Uncommon in aviculture. Disposition and talking ability similar to nominate. | |
**They is still a debate as to the classification of this species. In the past it is more commonly classified as a subspecies under Amazona ochrocephala. I chose to classify it this way because I believe it the classification used by most modern aviculturists.
