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Yellow-crowned Amazon
The Yellow-crowned Amazon or Yellow-crowned Parrot (Amazona ochrocephala), is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae, subfamily Arinae. It's native to the tropical South America and Panama. They are on the average 33-38 cm long and weigh up to 500gm. They are mostly green having yellow crown and slashes of red feathers in the wings and near the base of the outer tail. They have orange eyes and white eye-rings. The beak and feet are gray. The Yellow-crowned Amazon is also known as the Yellow Fronted Amazon.
Yellow-crowned Amazon
Budgerigar Parakeet
The Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus), is a small, long-tailed, parrots in the family Psittacidae, subfamily Psittacinae, tribe Platycercini (broad-tailed parrots). It's commonly known as common pet parakeet, shell parakeet or budgie. It feeds on grass seeds. In captivity millet seeds are a good food source.
Male and female can be easily distinguish by the cere (colored fleshy area above the nose). Males have a bluish or brighter colored cere whereas females have a brownish or dull colored cere. Moreover male has larger head as compare to that of female.
The female lays eggs in a clutch of 4-6 eggs. The eggs take 18 days to hatch and the young fledge after about a month. They can raise several broods per year.
Male and female can be easily distinguish by the cere (colored fleshy area above the nose). Males have a bluish or brighter colored cere whereas females have a brownish or dull colored cere. Moreover male has larger head as compare to that of female.
The female lays eggs in a clutch of 4-6 eggs. The eggs take 18 days to hatch and the young fledge after about a month. They can raise several broods per year.
Budgerigar-Parakeet Pictures
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| Close-up of Male Budgerigar Head |
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| Baby Budgerigar-Parakeet |
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