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AMPHIBIANS:
Pac Man Frog
BIRDS:
Chickens
Cockatoo, Sulfer Crested
Chinese Geese
Ducks
Helmeted Guinea Fowl
Macaw, Blue & Yellow
Miniature Macaw
Parrot, Amazon
MAMMALS:
Black Bear
Bobcat
Capuchin, Black & White
Coati Mundis
Cougar
Deer, Fallow
Ferrets
Goat (Pygmy)
Hedgehog
Lemur, Ringtailed
Leopard, black
Liger
Lion (African)
Lion (Barbary)
Macaque, Java
Macaque, Snow
Marmoset
Pig
Sheep
Tiger (Bengal)
Tiger (Siberian)
Vervet
Wolves
Zebra
REPTILES:
Alligator
Anaconda
Bearded Dragon
Boa, Columbian
California King Snake
Corn Snake
Iguana
Lizard, African Plated
Python, Burmese
Python, Reticulated
Python, Royal
Skink, Blue Tongue
Tortoise, Spurred
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| Amazon
Parrot |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
Forehead
and crown green; variable yellow band across lower nape and hindneck.
Bill is dark gray, paler towards base of upper mandible.
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| GEOGRAPHICAL
RANGE AND HABITAT: |
Along
Pacific slope of Central America from eastern Oaxaca, southern Mexico,
south to north-western Costa Rica.
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| DIET: |
| Fruits,
seeds, nuts, berries, blossoms, and probably leaf buds..
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| LIFE
CYCLE/SOCIAL STRUCTURE: |
Probably
nests in the hollow of a live tree on a layer of chips. Eggs: 3 ovate,
glossy.
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| SPECIAL
ADAPTATIONS: |
| They
are strong fliers and fly quite high when traveling long distances.
Call is a reiterated screeching; also a variety of metallic shrieks
and whistling notes..
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| INTERPRETIVE
INFORMATION: |
| The
Yellow-Naped Amazon is thought to be a separate species of the Yellow-Crowned
Amazon parrot which is a well known member of the genus. This parrot
is very popular as a pet due to its prowess as a "talker".
It's often taken as a nestling for the pet trade.
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| STATUS
IN WILD: |
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Loss
of habitat through large-scale deforestation is the primary pressure
adversely affecting these parrots. Generally abundant but in specific
localities overhunted as pets.
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| Special
thanks to the Oakland Zoo website where most of this data was obtained.
Please visit them at http://www.oaklandzoo.org |
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