Orange-winged amazon x Yellow-crowned amazon
A dry green bird with a faded yellow crown and yellow cheek markings. Like the parent species, they will always have muddy-colored beaks.
A dry green bird with a faded yellow crown and yellow cheek markings. Like the parent species, they will always have muddy-colored beaks.
The features of each species appear to “cancel out”, leaving the hybrid as a bland green bird with few noticeable similarities to either of the parents. However, the collar feathers are a slight maroon, the beak color takes after the vinaceous amazon parent, and small patches of yellow feathers can be seen between the eyes.
The visual differences of this hybrid are strongest in the face, which has a combination of yellow and red to make an orange lore. Other hybrids may have lighter beaks or small patches of yellow on the shoulders.
A yellow crown is present, combined with blue brows and faded orange cheeks. The beak may darken slightly as the hybrid matures.
A green hybrid with light-colored cheek feathers. Some individuals have slightly yellow on their foreheads, especially when young, and will always have muddy beaks.
Some yellow feathers can be seen on the forehead with blue “underneath”. Like other yellow-naped hybrids, it does not appear to have a noticeable yellow nape.
Surprisingly difficult to find despite the parents being two of the most common amazon species. Hybrids tend to have some level of yellow on their foreheads and a lightened face.
A primarily green bird with a small cluster of yellow feathers on the very top of the head. Although it cannot be seen clearly, there appears to be no strong yellow marking on the nape. The beak should always be muddy-colored.
Congo x Timneh African grey hybrids tend to be slightly larger than pure Timnehs; having medium-grey plumage with a muddy upper mandible and mixed maroon & red tail. For several decades after Timnehs were first imported, hybrids of the two were somewhat common due to the belief that they were the same species. Today, they
A grey bird with a greenish tinge over the main body and red coloration on the lower abdomen and upper tail. The strength of this red plumage varies from individual to individual. There are at least two known siblings in existence, one of which is named Sumo.