Yellow-naped Amazon

Amazona auropalliata

The Yellow-naped Parrot or Yellow-naped Amazon is an Amazon parrot sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Yellow-crowned Amazon, ''Amazona ochrocephala'' .

Deforestation is reducing the number of these parrots in the wild together with illegal removal of young for the pet trade. This parrot readily mimics sounds, and in captivity this includes human speech, which is probably the reason it is popular in the pet trade. Like all parrots, however, mimic abilities vary greatly between individuals.
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Appearance

The Yellow-naped Parrot is distinguished by its green forehead and crown and a yellow band across the lower nape and hindneck. The beak is dark grey and is paler towards the base of the upper mandible. The feet are also dark grey.

Habitat

It is found along the Pacific coast from southern Mexico south to northern Costa Rica.




In common with many parrot species, it feeds on nuts, berries, seeds, and fruit.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPsittaciformes
FamilyPsittacidae
GenusAmazona
SpeciesA. auropalliata
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