Yellow-naped Amazon

Amazona auropalliata

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About the Yellow-naped Amazon

The yellow-naped amazon or yellow-naped parrot (Amazona auropalliata) is a widespread amazon parrot sometimes considered to be a subspecies of the yellow-crowned amazon (Amazona ochrocephala). It inhabits the Pacific coast of southern Mexico and Central America. It has recently been reclassified as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List due to a dramatic decline across the extent of its range. 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. This parrot readily mimics sounds, and in captivity, this includes human speech, which is probably the reason it is popular in aviculture.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name: Amazona auropalliata
Family: New World and African Parrots
Order: Psittaciformes

Similar species

Other members of the new world and african parrots family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

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