The Yellow-naped Parrot or Yellow-naped Amazon Amazona auropalliata is an Amazon parrot.
Deforestation is reducing the number of these parrots in the wild together with illegal removal of young for the pet trade. This parrot readily mimics sounds, and in captivity this includes human speech, which is probably the reason it is popular in the pet trade. Like all parrots, however, mimic abilities vary greatly between individuals.

This bird was photographed at Hacienda Solimar.

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