What is a yellow naped amazon
The yellow naped amazon is a typical climbing bird with a body length of 38CM. It is a very famous master of learning words. Anti-toed feet, with two toes forward and two backwards, suitable for grasping, strong and powerful beak, can eat hard-shelled fruit. The feathers are bright and handsome in appearance. Feathers are mostly green. Eye iris orange. Yellow on the crown of the head, between the eyes and beaks, and on the thighs. There are slight red accents at the turns of the wings, and the edges of the feathers are yellow-green. The feathers and horns of the wings are violet blue.
Yellow naped amazon size
The yellow naped amazon is 35 cm long and weighs 480-680 grams.
What does a yellow naped amazon
The yellow naped amazon has a green body with green forehead, top of head, and thighs; the neck has yellow feathers that are unevenly distributed; the wings are green where the wings are bent, and some birds also have a little red feathers scattered here; the beak is Dark gray-black, with orange iris. Young yellow naped amazon does not have obvious yellow feathers on the neck, usually after 2-3 years old, it will become more obvious with age.
Yellow naped amazon habitat
Mainly inhabits tropical or subtropical woodlands with dry or moist trees, plains with sparse trees, and woodlands with tall shrubs. Prefers the edge of the forest, but also visits farming areas, orchards, and nearby villages. The vertical altitude is 600-700 meters.
Living habits of yellow naped amazon
Usually in pairs, sometimes in small groups, up to hundreds. It is very obvious when flying back and forth from the habitat area, and will perch on different trees at the same time, usually prefer to move along tall trees near the water source; when it is hot at noon, it will quietly perch under the shade of the tree to enjoy the shade ; Regularly flies to water sources in the early morning to bathe; occasionally visits farming areas, orchards and areas where crops are grown, causing damage to many crops. Quite quiet when foraging and can be observed from a limited distance; usually fly very high on long trips, spend most of the time resting in trees and flying to find foraging sites, very loud and screeching .
Yellow naped amazon lifespan
The lifespan of the yellow-naped Amazon is much longer in human care (60-80 years) when compared to in the wild (20-30 years). This makes them a life-long companion when cared for by humans.
What to feed a yellow naped amazon
Captive breeding requires patience. Some yellow-necked Amazon parrots will become unstable and aggressive because of their jealousy and possessiveness towards their owners. In breeding paired species, many artificially bred adult birds are quite lively and outgoing and are not afraid of people. It adapts quickly to the environment, weather, food and owners, and is quite robust once it adapts to the new environment.Feeding should provide balanced food,The yellow naped amazon eats fruits, berries, seeds, nuts, flowers, and sprouts.
