Bird Guide

Orange-winged Amazon vs Yellow-crowned Amazon

Orange-winged Amazon (Amazona amazonica)

Orange-winged Amazon

Amazona amazonica

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The orange-winged amazon is a mainly green parrot about 33 cm (13 in) long and weighing about 340 g. It has blue and yellow feathers on its head which varies in extent between individuals. The upper mandible is partly horn colored (gray) and partly dark-gray. It has orange feathers in the wings and tail, which can be seen when in flight. The male and female are identical in external appearance.

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Sonogram of the Orange-winged Amazon
Recorded by Rosa Elena Albornoz · Flight call · Chacao, Chacao, Distrito Capital, Venezuela · CC0
Photo: Philipp Weigell · CC BY 3.0
Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala)

Yellow-crowned Amazon

Amazona ochrocephala

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Subspecies in the nominate group (including subspecies xantholaema, nattereri and panamensis) have a total length of 33–38 cm (14–15 in). As most other amazon parrots, it has a short squarish tail and primarily green plumage. It has dark blue tips to the secondaries and primaries and a red wing speculum, carpal edge (leading edge of the wing at the "shoulder") and base of the outer tail feathers.

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Photo: Aramburu Carlos · CC BY 4.0

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