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Yellow-headed Amazon

Yellow-headed Amazon

A large green amazon parrot of Mexico and Central America, named for its yellow-washed head, with a red shoulder patch and blue in the wing visible in flight.

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Double Yellow-headed Amazon

Double Yellow-headed Amazon

The Double Yellow-headed Amazon is one of the largest Amazon parrots, instantly recognized by its entirely yellow head set against a green body.

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Yellow-headed Blackbird

Yellow-headed Blackbird

The Yellow-headed Blackbird is a large, striking marsh bird easily identified by its bright yellow head and breast contrasting sharply with glossy black body plumage and a bold white wing patch.

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Yellow-headed Caracara

Yellow-headed Caracara

A pale-headed, adaptable caracara commonly seen around cattle and open farmland across Central and South America, easily told by its creamy-yellow head and dark eye-stripe.

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Blue-headed Parrot

Blue-headed Parrot

A stocky, short-tailed parrot with a striking sky-blue head contrasting against green body plumage.

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Yellow-naped Amazon

Yellow-naped Amazon

The Yellow-naped Amazon is a large Central American parrot recognized by the bright yellow band across the back of its neck, set against otherwise all-green plumage.

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Black-headed Caique

Black-headed Caique

A small, sharply patterned Amazonian parrot with a black crown, orange cheeks, and clean white underparts.

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Plum-headed Parakeet

Plum-headed Parakeet

A small South Asian parakeet whose green body is topped by a distinctively colored head, plum-pink in males and soft grey-blue in females, each bordered by a fine neck ring.

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Black-headed Siskin

Black-headed Siskin

A Central American finch with a solid black hood, yellow-olive body plumage, and black wings marked by bright yellow patches.

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Black-headed Greenfinch

Black-headed Greenfinch

A Himalayan and Southeast Asian finch with a solid black hood contrasting sharply with olive-yellow body plumage and bright yellow wing patches.

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Chestnut-headed Oropendola

Chestnut-headed Oropendola

A medium-sized oropendola with a rich chestnut head and neck contrasting against a black body, a pale bill, and a small patch of yellow at the tail tip.

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Red-headed Bunting

Red-headed Bunting

The Red-headed Bunting is a brightly colored central Asian songbird whose breeding males show a chestnut-orange head, greenish back, and yellow underparts, closely related to the Black-headed Bunting.

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Black-headed Bunting

Black-headed Bunting

The Black-headed Bunting is a boldly colored songbird of southeastern Europe and southwest Asia, with breeding males showing a solid black head, chestnut back, and vivid yellow underparts.

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Brown-headed Cowbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

A small blackbird best known for laying its eggs in other birds' nests, with males showing a sharply contrasting brown head against a glossy black body and females entirely plain gray-brown.

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Black-headed Mountain Finch

Black-headed Mountain Finch

A high-altitude finch of the Himalayas and Central Asian ranges, known for its blackish head and body offset by rosy-pink wing feathers.

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Blue-fronted Amazon

Blue-fronted Amazon

The Blue-fronted Amazon is a stocky green parrot from central South America best known for the pale blue patch across its forehead and its loud, far-carrying calls.

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Meyer's Parrot

Meyer's Parrot

Meyer's Parrot is a small, subtly colored African parrot with a brownish-grey body offset by a turquoise belly and yellow shoulder patches.

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Senegal Parrot

Senegal Parrot

The Senegal Parrot is a small, stocky West African parrot with a grey head, green back, and a bright yellow-orange belly marking shaped like a V.

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Superb Parrot

Superb Parrot

The Superb Parrot is a slender, bright green Australian parrot in which males show a yellow face crossed by a narrow red throat band.

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Turquoise Parrot

Turquoise Parrot

The Turquoise Parrot is a small, brightly colored Australian parrot with a turquoise face and wing edge, a yellow belly, and a chestnut patch on the wing in males.

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Regent Parrot

Regent Parrot

The Regent Parrot is a slender, long-tailed Australian parrot in which males are largely bright yellow with bold red and black wing markings, while females are a much duller olive-green.

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Jardine's Parrot

Jardine's Parrot

Jardine's Parrot is a stocky African forest parrot whose green feathers are neatly edged in black, giving a scaled texture, accented by orange-red patches on the head and shoulders.

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Yellow-winged Cacique

Yellow-winged Cacique

A glossy black songbird of Mexico's Pacific slope, distinguished by a shaggy crest and a bold yellow patch on the wing, and known for its noisy colonial nesting behavior.

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Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

One of North America's most abundant warblers, easily known by small bright-yellow patches on the rump, sides, and crown set against streaky gray-brown feathers.

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