The Story
I photographed this Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala) at the Finca Ecoturística Canaguaros, near Tauramena, Casanare, Colombia, in January 2020. It is mostly green, with red and dark blue in the wings that is often hard to see on a perched bird. It usually travels in pairs or small flocks, and larger groups gather at clay licks. It eats fruit, nuts, seeds, berries, blossoms and leaf buds, and it is fond of corn and cultivated fruit. It nests in a hollow in a tree, palm or termite mound. IUCN lists it as Least Concern.
I made this frame with a Pentax K-1 and the HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6, at 1/125 sec, f/5.6, ISO 1600. Its populations are believed to be declining, and like most parrots it is listed on CITES Appendix II, though it still occurs in numerous protected areas.
©2020 Adam Rainoff Photographer
The bird
The Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala) belongs to the family Psittacidae (New World and African Parrots) in the eBird/Clements taxonomy.
Source: eBird.org (opens in a new tab)
Conservation
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List (assessment published 2018), with the population trend listed as decreasing. Source: IUCN Red List