R&B Aviaries

Yellow Shouldered Amazon

(Amazona barbadensis)

   Yellow-Shouldered Amazons are rare Amazons with engaging personalities.   They are inquisitive and curious to the point of being "nosy" and their gentle nature only adds to their charm.  Always playful, Yellow Shoulders are active Amazons that require a cage stocked with toys.   They can be quite the acrobats so swings and hanging toys are also a must.   Yellow Shoulders can become accomplished talkers and are usually very outgoing.  Our breeding pairs of Yellow Shoulders always have words for us as we service their flight. 

  Yellow Shoulders, like all Amazons adore a bath and will display and talk nonstop as they bathe under the spray of warm water.    Curious as they are, Yellow Shoulders will quickly investigate anything placed in their food bowls so feeding a proper diet is very important.  

   Yellow Shoulders are rare Amazons and are listed on Appendix I of CITES.  We occasionally offer them as life-long companions.  

Species Profile:

   Yellow Shouldered Amazons are small parrots (12 inches) with green plumage that is edged in black.   The forehead and lores are white.  The fore-crown, eye area, bend of wings and the thighs are yellow in coloration.   The breast and abdomen have a bluish hue and the bill is horn colored.   Yellow Shoulders are native to Venezuela, Bonaire &  Aruba and are rapidly declining on Margarita due to habitat destruction.  

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