Bird Guide

Festive Amazon vs Yellow-headed Amazon

Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva)

Festive Amazon

Amazona festiva

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The subspecies bodini has more red to the forecrown and more blue to the face than the nominate. In flight, both subspecies show deep blue outer wings (outer webs of the primaries and the primary coverts) and a red rump, but the latter is reduced in juveniles.

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Photo: Brian Snelson · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix)

Yellow-headed Amazon

Amazona oratrix

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The yellow-headed amazon averages 38–43 centimetres (15–17 in) long. The shape is typical of amazons, with a robust build, rounded wings, and a square tail. The body is bright green, with yellow on the head, dark scallops on the neck, red at the bend of the wing, and yellow thighs. The flight feathers are blackish to bluish violet with a red patch on the outer secondaries. The base of the tail also has a red patch, which is usually hidden. The outer tail feathers have yellowish tips. The bill is horn-colored (gray), darker in immatures of the Belizean subspecies.

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Sonogram of the Yellow-headed Amazon
Recorded by Oliver Komar · Call · Near Lamanai Outpost, Orange Walk District, Belize · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: palindrome6996 · CC BY 2.0

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