New Amazon - what is he?

[Sachi]

Well, we have a new family member...

 

We fell in love with a Yellow-Crowned Amazon at the Golden cockatoo in Deerfield Beach, Florida - the same specialty bird store that I got Sachi at.

 

This guy was hatched on March 19th and was very chatty and friendly - after much discussion, we took him home.

 

We love him no matter what, but I did have a question for you experienced Amazon owners...

 

I'm a member of a different forum, and after I posted some photos of him I was told by someone who owns and breeds yellow-nape amazons that our guy looks more like a Yellow Naped than a Yellow Crown. I'm curious to hear what your opinions are... after I read that she thought he was a Yellow Nape, I did ask the employees at the store if they were sure that he was a Yellow Crown. I was told that he is definitely a Yellow Crown. They do sell all types of Amazons there, and their Yellow Napes are priced higher than Yellow Crowns. I took a look at the Yellow Napes and they were still all green, so that didn't help at all! I do trust the employees at this store as they have always given me good information and I don't believe they would misrepresent a bird in this way. We don't necessarily care what he is, but I have read a lot about aggression problems in Yellow Napes when they hit maturity and I'd like to know what to expect!

 

Your thoughts? Here are some photos!

 

 

 

 

I took these photos when I got home and the lighting is different than the store:

 

 

 

Thank you for reading/looking!

[Talon]

I would say, most definitely a yellow crown. I have one and she looks just the same.

[Luvparrots]

I believe the Yellow-naped parrot is considered by most to be a subspecies of the Yellow-crowned parrot.

 

http://www.avianweb.com/yellownapedamazon.html

[Jayd]

Trouble maker[hehe] Lets say no one has a clue as to what type of Zon this is? This baby is young meaning it could be [TA-DA] a Yellow-crown, yellow-nape, blue-front, orange-wing etc, or even a hybrid...lol Jayd

Note: A Yellow-nape used to be called a "Single Yellow-head" !!!

[judygram]

He does look an awful lot like Nilah, time will tell, beautiful bird.

[Ray P]

Yellow naped, or Yellow crowned, He is still a goooood looking zon.

[katana600]

I can add nothing to the conversation of his origin or classification. I just wanted to say what a gorgeous parrot he is. His eyes are so bright and he looks relaxed and has a wonderful home. Congratulations. Have you decided on a name for him yet?

[Sachi]

Thank you for your replies! We have named him Banner. He has an appointment tomorrow with an avian vet for a wellness check - maybe he'll be able to tell us for sure.

[Parrot Lady]

for sure he is a yellow crown I have one just like him lol Rocky is our yellow crown , he is 14 months old and a great talker and he acts like a clown also he loves people I can take him any where and he will go to anyone