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Yellow-faced Amazon  (Amazona xanthops)

Also Known As: Yellow-faced Parrot
 
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Wild Yellow-faced Amazon stretching wings

Credit: (c) Luiz Claudio Marigo | http://www.lcmarigo.com.br/ingles/index.htm
 
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Parrots as Pets
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Care in Captivity
Pet Suitability:
Active, inquisitive and playful. Is aggressive towards other parrots. May be noisy. Prone to obesity.

Captive Status:
Rare in captivity.

Longevity:
20+yrs

Housing:
Aviary or suspended enclosure, minimum length 3m (9.8 ft).

Enrichment:
Enjoys bathing, so provide overhead misters or bowls of water; also is a vigorous chewer so provide bird-safe, unsprayed flowering branches, fir, pine, elder and willow boughs, vegetable tanned leather toys, wooden block toys, and lots of browse and different sized perches.

Nest Box Size:
Vertical 10" x 10" x 24" (25.4cm x 25.4cm x 61cm).

Clutch Size:
3

Incubation Time:
26 days

Fledging Age:
8 weeks

Hatch Weight:
12g (0.4 oz)

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

Link to Specialist Club:
http://amazonaonline.com/TAS/modules/content/index.php?id=5

Captive Projects:
European Studbook http://www.quantum-conservation.org/ESB/YELLOW-FACED%20AMAZON.html

More Info Sites:
http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E329.htm&Pic=329_1.JPG

http://www.birdcare.com.au/yellow_faced_amazon.htm