Identification of the A.o.hondurensis

Identification of the Hondurensis amazon has been difficult in the past due to the lack of information about the subspecies. Very often they are confused with the Yellow Crowned amazon, regular Yellow Naped amazon or referred to simply as Parvipes. Although it is virtually impossible to tell an immature hondurensis, the adults are relatively easy to identify once you have seen one or two in person. The size of the yellow patch on the crown is large, about the size of a quarter, and irregular in shape. The amount of yellow on the nape may vary from bird to bird. There may also be some "misplaced" yellow feathers scattered about the face and neck (as seen around the male's eye in this picture). They have red at the bend of the wing and a bluish wash may be seen about the face and neck.Their bills and ceres are light in color like those of a Double Yellow Headed Amazon. The feet are light grey and the shades of green are bright and beautiful. The average weight of a healthy adult female is 440 to 480 grams. Males are a little larger as a rule at about 525 to 575 grams. 

                       A) belizensis   B) Yellow-crowned guatemalensis    C) Yellow-naped guatemalensis   D) Yellow-crowned hondurensis   E) Yellow-naped hondurensis    F) Caribaea   G) Pale-billed parvipes   H) Dark-billed parvipes   I) auropalliata     (This map was originally printed in the AFA Watchbird magazine. The informatio was supplied by Sebastian Lousada)    The 'E' subspecies is what The Hondurensis Project is all about. This map serves to show the variations in colring  in the different geographic regions.         

               This amazon is an excellent talker with a fun-loving and warm personality. They are a wonderful pet bird which is probably why there are not many in breeding programs. Please contact us if you have one of these great birds. Even if you do not wish to participate in the breeding part of the project, we would still like to have your bird's information in the census.              

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