Description Yellow-crowned amazon

pet parrot

subspecies in nominate group (including subspecies xantholaema, nattereri , panamensis) have total length of 33–38 cm (13–15 in). other amazon parrots, has short squarish tail , green plumage. has dark blue tips secondaries , primaries, , red wing speculum, carpal edge (leading edge of wing @ shoulder ) , base of outer tail-feathers. red , dark blue sections difficult see when bird perched, while red base of outer tail-feathers infrequently can seen under normal viewing conditions in wild. amount of yellow head varies, nominate, nattereri , panamensis having yellow restricted crown-region (occasionally few random feathers around eyes), while subspecies xantholaema has of head yellow. have white eye-ring. have dark bill large horn (gray) or reddish spot on upper mandible except panamensis, has horn colored beak. males , females not differ in plumage. except wing speculum, juveniles have little yellow , red plumage.