Red-crowned amazon x Orange-winged amazon
Only a small handful of these hybrids have been hatched in captivity. They appear similar to orange-winged amazons, though with orange markings rather than yellow.
Only a small handful of these hybrids have been hatched in captivity. They appear similar to orange-winged amazons, though with orange markings rather than yellow.
Has been known to occur in the wild and in captivity. These hybrids will always have a red lore and slightly lightened cheek feathers. Occasionally, some yellow facial feathers can be seen on the face.
A fairly easy hybrid to identify due to the extensive yellow on their heads and faded red-orange lore. This lore changes depending on the bird, it will sometimes be very clear while other times almost blending in with the yellow. They will almost always have light-colored muddy beaks.
Hybrids have prominent yellow-orange lores and blue-tinged foreheads. Their beaks are typically a dark muddy color, and their bodies are almost fully green.
Hybrids have a yellow face with an orange lore and blue forehead. These colors likely stay as the bird matures. They were first reported by A. Lamb in 1953, described as the following: “It is all green except for a blue forehead; its cheeks are a lime green, and its body the true Amazon green.”
Appears as an orange-winged amazon with faded facial colors. As the bird matures, the coloration will likely brighten.
The combination of an orange-wing’s yellow-orange and blue forehead and a white-front’s white forehead results in a full yellow forehead for the hybrid. It appears somewhat similar to yellow-crowned amazons, but with extra red and blue coloration around the eyes and flight feathers.
Hybrids of this variety have been seen in the wild and in captivity, first bred by H. Whitley in 1934. Although they have visual similarities to red-spectacled amazons, they have no red completely surrounding all sides of the eye.
This hybrid has only been bred once, at the Keston Foreign Bird Farm in 1958. Although the photograph has no color, the closest hybrid most resembles the festive parrot, the furthest hybrid most resembles the yellow-billed parent, and the middle hybrid appears to be an even mix between the two. They were described as intermediate
These hybrids were first recorded in the collection of C. Smith in 1972. They have a bright yellow face with a small amount of blue present. Based on the yellow shoulder coloration, the pictured individual likely had a xanthopteryx subspecies blue-fronted parent.