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Certainly the most beautiful in the ochrocephala group, double yellow head amazons are extremely talented talkers (one of the best), and they are excellent singers too! Many can learn complicated tunes as well as some opera. The personalities of young double yellow heads are quite predictable. To keep them good pets, one must use proper behavior techniques, and they must be given adequate amounts of attention. Ruger and Trixie are one of our beautiful pairs of double yellow head amazons. Ruger is a 2000 hatched amazon, weighing 504 grams. He is very feisty and does talk a little. Trixie, the female is a 1983 hatched bird. She weighs 473 grams. She is extremely territorial of the nest and an excellent mom! Trixie does not talk. Although I don't know for certain, she seems like she was a parent-raised bird or possibly an import (although she doesnt have an import band). She is a strong flyer and very active. Ruger is Trixie's second mate, put together in 2006 (they were an instant hit!). You can see one of Trixie's babies (by Moreau, who passed away in '03) at this site. Ruger & Trixie are currently on 3 eggs!! (due to start hatching on 6/16/06) The second pair (not to be outdone) is Pancho and Tasha. They are both domestically raised hand-fed birds. Pancho hatched in 1992 and Tasha in 1986. They are both excellent talkers (Tasha is a bit more vocal though). They had their first clutch of eggs this year (2006) but they did not hatch (typicall for first-time parents). Tasha is working the box and may give it another shot soon! Description: Size: about 14 inches. The double yellow's plumage is a general shade of green. Their entire headand face down to their throat is yellow. They also have a brownish-orange iris. The bend of their wing is marked red, as are their secondary flight feathers. The underside of the double yellow's body has a bluish-green tinge. The beak is horn colored, and their legs are grey. Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Aratingidae / Amazoninae / A. oratrix Subspecies: A.o. oratrix; A.o. belizensis; A.o. hondurensis; A.o.tresmariae Distribution: A.o. oratrix: Carribean and Pacific coastal regions of Mexico A.o. belizensis: Carribean coastal regions of Belize A.o. hondurensis: Honduras, region of Sula valley A.o. tresmariae: Islas Tres Marias (Pacific, W-Mexico)