Yellow-headed Amazons are also referred as the double yellow-headed amazon. They are given this second name because as the bird gets older their yellow head grows in color and some birds might develop a fully yellow head.
Fast Facts
- They use their stout hooked beak for cracking seeds and nuts, and for grasping and climbing.
- They have zygodactyl feet meaning their feet have two toes facing forward and two facing backward.
- Yellow-headed Amazons are considered very good singers and talkers and are generally known as noisy birds.
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Scientific name |
Amazona oratrix |
| Range | Central America |
| Conservation status | Endangered |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Zoo name(s) | Boo |
| Zoo location | Education building |
