About the Yellow-crowned Amazon
The yellow-crowned amazon or yellow-crowned parrot is a species of parrot native to tropical South America, Panama and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. The taxonomy is highly complex and the yellow-headed and yellow-naped amazon are sometimes considered subspecies of the yellow-crowned amazon. Except in the taxonomic section, the following deals only with the nominate group .They are found in the Amazon basin.
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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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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Spain, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent & Grenadines.
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Orange-winged AmazonAmazona amazonicaThe orange-winged amazon is a mainly green parrot about 33 cm (13 in) long and weighing about 340 g.
Red-crowned AmazonAmazona viridigenalisTheir appearance is generally green with the most notable features being a bright red forehead and crown, dark blue streak behind the eyes, and light green cheeks.
Turquoise-fronted AmazonAmazona aestivaThe blue-fronted amazon is a mainly green parrot about 38 cm (15 in) long.
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