Yellow Headed Amazon Parrots Guide

The Yellow Headed Amazon parrots are originally from Mexico’s coastal regions, these birds have become popular pets, mainly because of their beautiful markings. These parrots are mainly green in color with a spectacular yellow head and a patch red on each wing. They can also be found further south in Honduras, Belize and Guatemala. They mostly prefer an habitat which is mainly tropical or subtropical forest, mangrove swamps, savannas, and land that has been cultivated, and trees are available for nesting. Yellow headed Amazon parrots are considered to be rare and are on the endangered species list, this is because of deforestation which has resulted in nesting habitat loss, and poaching. 

Yellow headed Amazons which are captive bred are easy to find for pets, but can be very expensive. There are one of the most popular of the parrot species mainly because of their ability to talk. When it comes to talking that are second only to the African Grey parrot which is considered the best talker. The interesting thing is all Amazons are more than capable of speaking, however,  not all do. Their ability to talk varies from bird to bird, and some are excellent talkers while others never talk.  Yellow headed Amazon parrots are funny, active and extremely intelligent birds.  They just love attention will sometimes be loud and playful to ensure they get it. They are supposed to be the noisiest of all the Amazon parrots. However it is possible with a bit of training to replace the screeching with speech.

Yellow headed Amazon parrots are a very active birds that thrives in an environment that allows them to move around and fly. The best option is probably an aviary, but they can manage in an Indoor cage so long as they get plenty of daily exercise. These parrots are very easy to tame and train. Unfortunately, one negative aspect of Yellow headed Amazons is they can be destructive. To combat this owners me to offer them lots of branches and chewing toys.

They can grow will to average length of 15 inches, with females being slightly smaller than the males.  Yellow headed Amazon parrots have a strong, hooked beak that is used for cracking nuts and seeds but also for climbing, their feet is also used for climbing. Amazons have two toes pointing backwards and two toes pointing forwards, this makes them great for gripping branches, and for holding their food.
 
Yellow headed Amazon parrots living in the wild eat a variety of nuts, berries, fruits, and leaf buds. There will also eat agricultural crops such as maize. When living in captivity they birds like to eat fruit, nuts, vegetables, berries and parrot pellet food. All parrots need good nutrition to keep them healthy and happy.

One of the things to consider when thinking about owning one of these beautiful birds, is the fact that they live long lives, so they will need commitment from you the owner. Yellow headed Amazon parrots live from between 60 to 80 years. However, you can be sure that if you decide to get one they will give you many hours of pleasure, entertainment, and companionship.