Yellow-headed Parrot
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Yellow-headed Parrot ( Amazona ochrocephala ochrocephala ) |
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The yellow -headed amazon, also Surinam amazon ( Amazona ochrocephala ), is a species of bird from the family of real parrots .
description
Yellow-headed amazons reach a body length of 35 to 38 centimeters. Their body plumage is green. The yellow part on the head gives it its name. Yellow-headed amazons have a loud voice and are able to imitate sounds from their environment well. They are cave breeders . The female lays two to four eggs. The incubation period is about 26 days. After nine weeks, the young birds leave the breeding cave. The yellow-headed amazon live in tropical rainforests and eat fruits , seeds and other parts of plants.
Subspecies
Besides the nominate Amazona ochrocephala ochrocephala other three subspecies are distinguished, formerly the subspecies of now demarcated were yellow-headed Amazon ( A. oratrix ) Tres Marías-Amazon ( A. tresmariae ) and the yellow-naped amazon ( A. auropalliata ) added counted:
- Natterer's amazon ( Amazona ochrocephala nattereri )
- Yellow-fronted Amazon ( Amazona ochrocephala panamensis )
- Maraja Amazon ( Amazona ochrocephala xantholaema )
Occurrence
Its natural range is Brazil , Peru , Guiana States, Trinidad , Venezuela and Colombia . In 1994 the IUCN estimated the population to be less than 7,000 birds. The population declined due to the destruction of the rainforests and illegal catches for the zoo trade.
Web links
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Amazona ochrocephala in the Internet Bird Collection
- Amazona ochrocephala inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
literature
- J. Martens, D. Hoppe, F Woog: Diet and feeding behavior of naturalized Amazon Parrots in a European city. Ardea 101, 2013, pp. 71-76.
- TC. Monterrubio-Rico, K. Renton, JM. Ortega-Rodriguez, A. Perez-Arteaga, R. Cancino-Murillo: The endangered Yellow-headed parrot Amonzona oratrix along the pacific coast of Mexico. Oryx 44, 2010, pp. 602-609.