# Yellow-crowned Amazon (*Amazona ochrocephala*) The Yellow-crowned Amazon is a colorful parrot with bright green feathers and a cheerful yellow crown. They love to chatter and can mimic sounds, making them fun companions in the wild. - **Category:** [Birds](https://www.snappit.app/explore/categories/bird) - **Rarity:** Common - **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low - **Habitat:** Forests ![Yellow-crowned Amazon](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/Loro_Real_aliment%C3%A1ndose.JPG&width=800) Photo: Ymmer Vanegas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loro_Real_aliment%C3%A1ndose.JPG) ## Appearance The Yellow-crowned Amazon is a vibrant green parrot with a distinctive bright yellow patch covering its forehead and crown. It often displays a small red patch on the bend of its wing and has blue flight feathers, making it visually striking. ## Taxonomy - **Kingdom:** Animalia - **Phylum:** Chordata - **Class:** Aves - **Order:** Psittaciformes - **Family:** Psittacidae - **Genus:** Amazona ## Interesting facts - Chicks hatch completely featherless, relying totally on their parents for warmth and food! - Their strong feet grip branches so tightly, they can even hang upside down! - These intelligent parrots use their tongues like fingers to taste and manipulate food! - They can fly over 50 kilometers per hour, zipping through the jungle with amazing speed! ## Special abilities - **Master Mimicry:** Yellow-crowned Amazons can mimic a wide range of sounds and human words, which helps them communicate and socialize within their flock. - **Nutcracker Beak:** Yellow-crowned Amazons have a powerful, curved beak that helps them crack open tough nuts and seeds with ease. - **Forest Agility:** Yellow-crowned Amazons have strong, zygodactyl feet that help them climb and cling to branches, navigating dense forest canopies. ## Measurements & details - **Length:** 35-38 cm - **Wingspan:** 60-70 cm - **Weight:** 0.4-0.6 kg - **Lifespan:** 50-80 years - **Speed:** 55 km/h - **Clutch Size:** 2-4 - **Incubation:** 26-28 days ## Diet & Feeding They are fruit-loving parrots, munching on seeds, nuts, and berries from rainforest trees. - **Primary Foods:** Fruits, Seeds, Nuts, Berries, Flowers - **Foraging Method:** Foraging ## Ecological connections - **Eaten by:** [Harpy Eagle](https://www.snappit.app/explore/harpy-eagle) (*Harpia harpyja*) — A powerful apex predator of large arboreal birds. - **Eaten by:** Boa Constrictor (*Boa constrictor*) — Snakes can prey on eggs and chicks in tree nests. - **Eats:** Chimbo Fig (*Ficus insipida*) — Feeds on the nutritious fruits of native fig trees. - **Eats:** Moriche Palm (*Mauritia flexuosa*) — Consumes the fruits and seeds from various palm species. ## Traits - [Feathered](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/feathered): Feathered describes animals, primarily birds, possessing a covering of feathers. - [Social](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/social): Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring. - [Aerial](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/aerial): Aerial creatures spend a significant portion of their lives airborne, utilizing flight for various activities such as hunting, migration, or nesting. - [Colorful](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/colorful): Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors. - [Herbivorous](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/herbivorous): This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material. - [Forest](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/forest): Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life. - [Longevous](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/longevous): This trait characterizes organisms with an exceptionally long lifespan compared to others of their kind. - [Diurnal](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/diurnal): Diurnal animals are primarily active during daylight hours, typically resting or sleeping at night. - [Endangered](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/endangered): Endangered status indicates a species is at a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. ## Collections - [Birds](https://www.snappit.app/explore/collections/birds) ## Safety **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low Always watch birds from a distance and never try to touch them in the wild. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How to identify Yellow-crowned Amazon? Compare the silhouette, bill shape, tail length, wing bars and markings around the eyes. The same small brown bird at your feeder can look quite different in breeding plumage, winter plumage or its first year. Bird Identifier: upload a photo and compare the visible details. ### How long is Yellow-crowned Amazon? 35-38 cm ### What is Yellow-crowned Amazon's wingspan? 60-70 cm ### How much does Yellow-crowned Amazon weigh? 0.4-0.6 kg ### How long does Yellow-crowned Amazon live? 50-80 years ### How fast can Yellow-crowned Amazon move? 55 km/h ### What does Yellow-crowned Amazon eat? They are fruit-loving parrots, munching on seeds, nuts, and berries from rainforest trees. ### Where is Yellow-crowned Amazon usually found? Forests ## More Birds - [Black-crowned Night Heron](https://www.snappit.app/explore/black-crowned-night-heron) (*Nycticorax nycticorax*) - [Anna's Hummingbird](https://www.snappit.app/explore/annas-hummingbird) (*Calypte anna*) - [Great Egret](https://www.snappit.app/explore/great-egret) (*Ardea alba*) - [Blue Jay](https://www.snappit.app/explore/blue-jay) (*Cyanocitta cristata*) --- Source: [Yellow-crowned Amazon: Facts & Places to See — Snappit](https://www.snappit.app/explore/yellow-crowned-amazon)