yellow-shouldered Amazon parrot
Amazona barbadensis
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Diet
Fruit, seeds, some cultivated fruits such as mango, avocado and maize and cactus flowers and tops.
Breeding
Typically 2 to 3 eggs are laid from mature pairs (about 3-5 years of age to mature) once a year. This coincides with the rainier season (March- September) and young fledge after 9 weeks.
At The Zoo
We have a successful breeding pair that do not always live harmoniously and as a result some of their offspring have been reared by other foster Amazon parrots such as our festive’s and blue-fronted. A raucous colony of their youngsters is just outside the cafe!
Habitat
The drier areas of northern Venezuela and the close Caribbean islands
Fun Facts
Roosting each night in flocks exceeding 500 or more they are very noisy in the tops of tall trees or rock outcrops
Behaviour
Nest choices are the typical tree hole or less usually a cliff or cactus cavity. This is the only time pairs will be found together as this is a highly gregarious flocking parrot for the rest of the year