ForumInformation to distinguish YELLOW-NAPED AMAZONS (Amazona auropalliata)
| A. auropalliata auropalliata | A. auropalliata parvipes | A. auropalliata caribae | |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLOUR |
General plumage dull grass green, some birds brighter yellow green | Bright grass green | Light grass green |
| HEAD |
Grass green with blue tinge | Bright grass green with variable yellow (occ. none ) & vibrant blue wash extending over breast | Light green with blue wash, variable yellow forehead, scattered yellow feathers side & neck |
| CERE |
Black with bristle hairs | Grey with grey bristle hairs | Flesh pink with light coloured bristle hairs |
| TONGUE |
Black | Black with some pink | Pink |
| BEAK |
Dark grey with black wide ridge on upper mandible | Dark grey with narrow grey ridge & black tip upper mandible | Light horn colour upper & lower mandible |
| EYES |
Dark orange, narrow periop. ring - all three birds same | ||
| NAPE |
Yellow, more extensive in cock | Extensive buttercup yellow nape almost encircling neck | Yellow scattered feathers, not as extensive as other two, but increasing with age |
| WINGS |
Bend of wing green NO RED, long wings & tail | Bright dark green, BEND OF WING RED, shorter wings & tail than auropalliata | Bend of wing RED in adult bird, shorter wings & tail than auropalliata |
| FEET |
Dark grey with black nails | Grey with dark grey nails | Flesh-coloured with pink to white toenails |
| JUVENILE PLUMAGE |
Up to third year or even later before yellow nape appears | Yellow crown often visible at fledging, nape appears in second year | Yellow forehead evident in first year, nape 2-3 years |
| NATAL DOWN | Grey | Yellow | Yellow? |
| GENERAL APPEARANCE |
Large bird with long body, long wings & tail. Cock larger than hen | Smaller bird with shorter wings & tail | Medium stocky shaped bird. Cocks bold & active, same size bird as parvipes |
| DISTRIBUTION | Pacific Coast from Southern Oaxaca, Mexico through Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras & Nicaragua to north western Costa Rica | Caribbean coast of eastern Honduras and northeast Nicaragua | Island species - Roatan, Barbareta and Guajana Islands off the northeast coast of Nicaragua |