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| Photograph by Dr. John Webster |
While
in search of Parrots recently, this Amazona parrot was discovered in
the Belleville area. At first we considered it was a Yellow-crowned
Amazon, Amazona ochrocephala, but there were certain features it
displayed that were those of the Orange-winged Amazon, Amazona
amazonica. After sharing the photos with several experts in the field
the general concensus was that the bird is a hybrid, resulting from
cross-breeding between the Yellow-crowned and Orange-winged Amazons,
both of which are known to exist in this area.
Most of the images
presented show the parrot in a coconut palm, chewing on the stem of the
coconut fruit.The reason for chewing on this stem is unsure but it has
been suggested that maybe that it is extracting some mineral, perhaps
Sodium, that it needs.
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